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CVE-2010-2265

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GetServerName function in sysinfo/commonFunc.js in Microsoft Windows Hel

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.24813
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
remoteMicrosoft Help and Support Center - '/sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm' Cross-Site Scriptingverified
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0197.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 40721www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD15 Jun 2010 · 02:04 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspxVendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspxVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40076Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspxVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded
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