CVE-2010-1459
Mono ASP.NET View State Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reported by mitre · Published May 27, 2010
mono is fixed in 2.6.4 (NuGet)
The default configuration of ASP.NET in Mono before 2.6.4 has a value of FALSE for the EnableViewStateMac property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by the __VIEWSTATE parameter to 2.0/menu/menu1.aspx in the XSP sample project.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mono | NuGet | 2.6.4 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| NuGet | mono | 0 |
Timeline
- May 27, 2010 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 16, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 2, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2010-1459
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2010-1459
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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2010-1459/fixes/registry"
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References
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- x_refsource_MISC
- SUSE-SR:2010:013 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- 40351 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- SUSE-SR:2010:012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- SUSE-SR:2010:014 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1459 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5c6-w479-93xm advisory