CVE-2010-2790 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Zabbix triggers page via specific parameters, potentially stealing user sessions.

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

What is CVE-2010-2790?

CVE-2010-2790 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 4 Aug 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 the formatQuery function in frontends/php/include/classes/class.curl.php in Zabbix before 1.8.3rc1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) filter_set, (2) show_details, (3) filter_rst, or (4) txt_select parameters to the triggers page (tr_status.php). NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2790?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zabbix Zabbix.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2790?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2010-2790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2790, GHSA-6f9x-gc6q-v2cg.

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