CVE-2010-1459 json
Mono ASP.NET View State Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-g5c6-w479-93xm , EUVD-2022-3893
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The default configuration of ASP.NET in Mono before 2.6.4 has a value of FALSE for the EnableViewStateMac property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by the __VIEWSTATE parameter to 2.0/menu/menu1.aspx in the XSP sample project.
Patch / fix
- nuget mono 2.6.4
- mono Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.4~svn151842-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1459
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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1459 updated cvss 4.3
Mono: View State Cross-Site Scripting
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuget | mono | <2.6.4 |
2.6.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory, web
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mono-project.com
/Vulnerabilities#ASP.NET_View_State_Cross-Site_Scripting
web, vendor-advisory
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communities.hp.com
/securitysoftware/blogs/spilabs/archive/2010/04/29/asp-net-cross-site-scripting-followup-mono.aspx
web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/40351
vdb-entry, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1459
advisory
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github.com
/mono/mono
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-1459
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g5c6-w479-93xm
- NVD CVE-2010-1459
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