# CVE-2010-2491: Roundup Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2010-2491-roundup-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2010-09-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2010-2491 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2010-09-24

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi/client.py in Roundup before 1.4.14 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the template argument to the /issue program.

Technologies: [roundup (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/roundup). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2010-2491 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2010-2491 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2010-2491?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 September 2010.

**Which products and versions are affected?** roundup (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.14.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2010-2491?** Yes. roundup (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.14 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2010-2491?** Check whether you run roundup (PyPI) 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

- roundup (PyPI): upgrade to 1.4.14 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "roundup>=1.4.14"
  ```


## Affected products

- roundup (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.4.14

## Identifiers

- CVE-2010-2491
- GHSA-frgf-rv99-862x
- PYSEC-2010-31

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