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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-1459 · published 27 May 2010

CVE-2010-1459: Mono cross-site scripting vulnerability

Mono · Mono

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.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% · top 20.7% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/blogs/spilabs/archive/2010/04/29/asp-net-cross-site-scripting-followup-mo
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#ASP.NET_View_State_Cross-Site_Scripting Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40351
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.communities.hp.com/securitysoftware/blogs/spilabs/archive/2010/04/29/asp-net-cross-site-scripting-followup-mo
http://www.mono-project.com/Vulnerabilities#ASP.NET_View_State_Cross-Site_Scripting Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40351

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-1459), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.