HTML Purifier Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | ezyang/htmlpurifier | < 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2479
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/ezyang/htmlpurifier/CVE-2010-2479.yaml
- https://github.com/ezyang/htmlpurifier
- http://htmlpurifier.org/news/2010/0531-4.1.1-released
- http://repo.or.cz/w/htmlpurifier.git/commitdiff/18e538317a877a0509ae71a860429c41770da230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39613
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40431
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.0.15
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.1.9
- http://wiki.mahara.org/Release_Notes/1.2.5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41259
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
ezyang/htmlpurifier- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6rm6-mjmh-86jq - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: ezyang/htmlpurifier
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 05.2022 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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