# CVE-2010-3324: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass XSS protections in Internet Explorer and SharePoint via crafted CSS imports, enabling cross-site scripting attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p4fm-mppm-v7m5

## What is CVE-2010-3324?

CVE-2010-3324 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 17 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The toStaticHTML function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, and the SafeHTML function in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2010, Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2, Groove Server 2010, and Office Web Apps, allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks via a crafted use of the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) @import rule, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1257.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3324?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Microsoft Groove Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Services, Microsoft Web Apps.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3324?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3324 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3324 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3324 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - 'toStaticHTML()' HTML Sanitization Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

- [CVE-2013-1289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1289/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-2520](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2520/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3324 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3324 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 17 Sep 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3324 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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-2010-3324/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3324/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3324
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3324
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3324

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