CVE-2010-2265 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 21% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 20.99% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-06-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Help and Support Center - '/sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm' Cross-Site Scripting | 2010-06-10 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40076
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40721
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40076
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40721
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267
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