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CVE-2010-4647 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Help Contents web application (aka the Help Server) in Eclipse IDE before 3.6.2…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-4612

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.7%
EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Help Contents web application (aka the Help Server) in Eclipse IDE before 3.6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string to (1) help/index.jsp or (2) help/advanced/content.jsp.

Patch / fix

  • eclipse RHEL 6 1:3.6.1-6.13.el6
  • icu4j RHEL 6 1:4.2.1-5.el6
  • sat4j RHEL 6 2.2.0-4.0.el6
  • eclipse-cdt RHEL 6 1:7.0.1-4.el6
  • eclipse-dtp RHEL 6 1.8.1-1.1.el6
  • eclipse-emf RHEL 6 2.6.0-1.el6
  • eclipse-gef RHEL 6 3.6.1-3.el6
  • eclipse-jdt RHEL 6 1:3.6.1-6.13.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0568

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4647 updated cvss 2.6

eclipse: Help Content web application vulnerable to multiple XSS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 eclipse
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) icu4j 4.2.1-5.el6, sat4j 2.2.0-4.0.el6, eclipse-rse 3.2-1.el6, eclipse 3.6.1-6.13.el6, eclipse-cdt 7.0.1-4.el6, eclipse-emf 2.6.0-1.el6, +23 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) icu4j 4.2.1-5.el6, eclipse-cdt 7.0.1-4.el6, eclipse-emf 2.6.0-1.el6, eclipse-gef 3.6.1-3.el6, icu4j-javadoc 4.2.1-5.el6, objectweb-asm 3.2-2.1.el6, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) icu4j 4.2.1-5.el6, sat4j 2.2.0-4.0.el6, eclipse-rse 3.2-1.el6, eclipse 3.6.1-6.13.el6, eclipse-cdt 7.0.1-4.el6, eclipse-emf 2.6.0-1.el6, +23 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) icu4j 4.2.1-5.el6, eclipse-cdt 7.0.1-4.el6, eclipse-emf 2.6.0-1.el6, eclipse-gef 3.6.1-3.el6, icu4j-javadoc 4.2.1-5.el6, objectweb-asm 3.2-2.1.el6, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0568

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-34999)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34999 Eclipse 3.6.1 - Help Server 'help/advanced/content.jsp' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2010-11-16
  • EDB-34998 Eclipse 3.6.1 - Help Server 'help/index.jsp' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2010-11-16
  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/16 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

Sources

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