# CVE-2012-3382: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ProcessRequest function in mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web/HttpForbiddenHandler.cs in Mono 2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ProcessRequest function in mcs/class/System.Web/System.Web/HttpForbiddenHandler.cs in Mono 2.10.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a file with a crafted name and a forbidden extension, which is not properly handled in an error message.

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## References

- https://github.com/mono/mono/commit/d16d4623edb210635bec3ca3786481b82cde25a2
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15374367
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769799
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/11
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:140

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