# CVE-2010-2080: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts into OTRS, potentially compromising other users' sessions or data.

- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2080, GHSA-2j92-9gm3-m87q

## What is CVE-2010-2080?

CVE-2010-2080 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 20 Sep 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 2.3.x before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.8 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2080?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Otrs Otrs.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2080?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-2080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2080 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2080 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Otrs Otrs, published on 20 Sep 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-2010-2080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Otrs Otrs. 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-2010-2080/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2080/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2080
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2080
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2080

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2080/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.