CVE-2010-2480

Summary

CVECVE-2010-2480
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-07-02 19:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMako before 0.3.4 relies on the cgi.escape function in the Python standard library for cross-site scripting (XSS) protection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via vectors involving single-quote characters and a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.0 - All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.1 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.10 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.2 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.3 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.4 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.5 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.6 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.7 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.8 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.1.9 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.0 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.1 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.2 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.3 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.4 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.5 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.2.6 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.3 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.3.1 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako 0.3.2 All All All
Application Makotemplates Mako All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
www.makotemplates.org/CHANGES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.makotemplates.org
Mako "cgi.escape()" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Issue 9061: cgi.escape Can Lead To XSS Vulnerabilities - Python tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.python.org
CVE-2010-2480 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
609573 – (CVE-2010-2480) CVE-2010-2480 Python-Mako (prior v0.3.4): Improper escaping of single quotes in escape.cgi (XSS) MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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