CVE-2010-4710 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 28 Jan 2011 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Menu widget's addItem method in the YUI library.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2010-4710?

CVE-2010-4710 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2011. 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the addItem method in the Menu widget in YUI before 2.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a field that is added to a menu, related to documentation that specifies this field as a text field rather than an HTML field, a similar issue to CVE-2010-4569 and CVE-2010-4570.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4710?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yahoo Yui.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4710?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2010-4710 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4710 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qv3f-mvrx-9wqv.