CVE-2010-1448

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/LXR/Common.pm in LXR Cross Referencer before 0.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to a string in the search page's TITLE element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4497 and CVE-2010-1625.

Published: 2010-06-24 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1448 is rated Moderate Risk (48.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.51%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1448

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.56% 2.51% +1.95%
2 2025-03-17 0.32% 0.56% +0.24%
3 2023-03-07 0.32%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1448

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1448

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1448

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-1448 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lxr-cvs), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): DNE 7, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1448

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1448

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer <= 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
malcom_box lxr_cross_referencer 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:malcom_box:lxr_cross_referencer:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1448

URL Tags
http://lxr.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxr/lxr/lib/LXR/Common.pm?r1=1.63&r2=1.64 Patch
http://lxr.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lxr/lxr/lib/LXR/Common.pm?view=log#rev1.64
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127289957223005&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127291817517567&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127316953819027&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39686
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxr/files/stable/lxr-0.9.8/lxr-0.9.8.tgz/download Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/03/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/03/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/06/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/14/3
http://www.osvdb.org/64216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39865
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58294
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