# CVE-2015-10089: flame.js cross site scripting

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in flame.js allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts, requiring a patch for mitigation.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x8xm-g6j4-66xg

## What is CVE-2015-10089?

CVE-2015-10089 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in flame.js, published on 5 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in flame.js. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named e6c49b5f6179e31a534b7c3264e1d36aa99728ac. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222291.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-10089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flame.js Project Flame.js.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-10089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-10089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-10089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-10089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-10089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-10089 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in flame.js, published on 5 Mar 2023. 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-2015-10089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: flame.js. 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-2015-10089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10089/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-10089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-10089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-10089

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10089/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.