XSS in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2010-3243
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the toStaticHTML function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, and the SafeHTML function in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.157 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.157 · newest: 0.157 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 8
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2007
- Microsoft Sharepoint Services — versions 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7637 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-071 (vendor-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-072 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113324
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3243?
- CVE-2010-3243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2010-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2010-3243?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.