Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 does not prevent setting the InnerHtml property on a control that inherits from HtmlContainerControl, which allows re…

published 2010-05-27 16y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2102

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 12.5%; EPSS 12.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 0; none known

Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 does not prevent setting the InnerHtml property on a control that inherits from HtmlContainerControl, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to an attribute.

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Exploit prediction

12.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% 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

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

communities.hp.com /securitysoftware/blogs/spilabs/archive/2010/03/30/configuration-is-half-the-battle-asp-net-and-cross-site-scr

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-2084
NVD CVE-2010-2084

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