# CVE-2010-0716: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can execute cross-site scripting attacks by uploading text files due to shared origin policies in SharePoint Documents module.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p6qx-pxww-v5xv

## What is CVE-2010-0716?

CVE-2010-0716 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server, published on 26 Feb 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

_layouts/Upload.aspx in the Documents module in Microsoft SharePoint before 2010 uses URLs with the same hostname and port number for a web site's primary files and individual users' uploaded files (aka attachments), which allows remote authenticated users to leverage same-origin relationships and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading TXT files, a related issue to CVE-2008-5026. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, because cross-domain isolation can be implemented when needed.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0716?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Sharepoint Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Server

- [CVE-2026-50522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50522/): Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-58644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58644/): Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-20963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20963/): Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-53770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53770/): Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-29357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29357/): Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0716 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0716 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server, published on 26 Feb 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Sharepoint Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0716/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0716/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0716
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0716
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0716

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0716/
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