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2.6

ViewVC search lets attackers run malicious script

CVE-2010-0132 · published 16 years ago
Summary

The ViewVC web interface (versions before 1.1.5 and 1.0.11) lets users perform regular‑expression searches. If that feature is turned on, an attacker can place harmful code into the search box that will run in the browsers of anyone who views the results. Update ViewVC to the latest version or disable the regex search feature to stop this from happening.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
viewvc viewvc 1.0.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.0.5
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.8
1.0.9
1.0.10
1.1.0
4 more version ranges
cpe:2.3:a:viewvc:viewvc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ViewVC 1.1 before 1.1.5 and 1.0 before 1.0.11, when the regular expression search functionality is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary w...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ViewVC 1.1 before 1.1.5 and 1.0 before 1.0.11, when the regular expression search functionality is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to "search_re input," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0736.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
2.6 Low
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published31 Mar 2010
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2010-0132 · NVD
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