CVE-2010-4821

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.6.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to index.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.21% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory phpmyfaq.de
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/1009-exploits/phpmyfaq268-xss.txt exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62092 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/41625 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2010-09-28.php vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/2 mailing list
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2010/Sep/207 mailing list exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/7 mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/68268 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4821?
CVE-2010-4821 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4821?
To fix CVE-2010-4821, 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-2010-4821 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4821 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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