CVE-2010-1489
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the...
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
- Record
CVE-2010-1489- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
- Record
CVE-2010-1489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1516 No score
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1516- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv98-5pf4-2phq No score
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the...
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
- Record
GHSA-hv98-5pf4-2phq- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 20, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/04/19/guidance-on-internet-explorer-xss-filter.aspx
p42.us/ie8xss/Abusing_IE8s_XSS_Filters.pdf
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12638
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1489
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv98-5pf4-2phq