CVE-2010-2265

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GetServerName function in sysinfo/commonFunc.js in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the svr parameter to sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2010-1885 to execute arbitrary commands without user interaction.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 44.19% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory technet.com Vendor Advisory technet.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html mailing list exploit
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx vendor advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx vendor advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40721 vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40076 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2265?
CVE-2010-2265 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2265?
To fix CVE-2010-2265, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2265 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2265 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~44% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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