# CVE-2010-3690: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted parameters in phpCAS when proxy mode is enabled, potentially leading to session hijacking.

- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Oct 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8hv6-99c4-p438

## What is CVE-2010-3690?

CVE-2010-3690 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpCAS before 1.1.3, when proxy mode is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a crafted Proxy Granting Ticket IOU (PGTiou) parameter to the callback function in client.php, (2) vectors involving functions that make getCallbackURL calls, or (3) vectors involving functions that make getURL calls.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3690?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apereo Phpcas.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3690?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3690 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-1000071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000071/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-39369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39369/): Service Hostname Discovery Exploitation in phpCAS (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2010-3692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3692/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2012-5583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5583/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2012-1105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1105/): Information disclosure in php-pear-CAS (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3690 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3690 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2010-3690/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3690/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3690
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3690
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3690

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