# CVE-2010-2479: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTML Purifier before 4.1.1, as used in Mahara and other products, when the browser is Internet E

- Also known as: GHSA-6RM6-MJMH-86JQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.1
- Published: 2010-07-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist): fixed in 4.1.1

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTML Purifier before 4.1.1, as used in Mahara and other products, when the browser is Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, ezyang/htmlpurifier, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/39613
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.1.9
- http://htmlpurifier.org/news/2010/0531-4.1.1-released
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41259
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.2.5
- http://repo.or.cz/w/htmlpurifier.git/commitdiff/18e538317a877a0509ae71a860429c41770da230
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.0.15
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40431

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