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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2265 · published 15 June 2010

CVE-2010-2265: Microsoft windows 2003 server cross-site scripting vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 2003 Server

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GetServerName function in sysinfo/commonFunc.js in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the svr parameter to sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2010-1885 to execute arbitrary commands without user interaction.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 21% · top 2.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GetServerName function in sysinfo/commonFunc.js in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the svr parameter to sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2010-1885 to execute arbitrary commands without user interaction.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40076 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40721 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40076 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40721 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2265), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.