# CVE-2010-2479: HTML Purifier Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2010-2479-html-purifier-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2010-2479 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

HTML Purifier Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Technologies: [ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ezyang-htmlpurifier). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2010-2479 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2010-2479 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2010-2479?** Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2010-2479?** Yes. ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist): upgrade to 4.1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2010-2479?** Check whether you run ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist): upgrade to 4.1.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require ezyang/htmlpurifier:^4.1.1
  ```


## Affected products

- ezyang/htmlpurifier (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2010-2479
- GHSA-6rm6-mjmh-86jq

## Related threats

- [HTML Purifier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-3744-html-purifier-allows-remote-attackers-to-obtain-sensitive)
- [HTML Purifier cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2010-4183-html-purifier-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability)
- [HTML Purifier Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2007-3498-html-purifier-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)