Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2015-10089 is a cross-site scripting issue in flame.js. A logged-in remote attacker could influence page content so users' browsers run unintended script. Published impact is integrity-only, with no confidentiality or availability impact claimed in the source bundle.
Executive priority
Handle during normal vulnerability remediation, with higher priority for externally reachable authenticated applications using flame.js. The business risk is browser-side content manipulation, not server takeover, based on available evidence.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-79 XSS in flame.js. CVSS v2 is 4.0: network-accessible, low complexity, authentication required, partial integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact. A fixing commit is identified, but affected and unaffected versions are unavailable because the project does not use versioning.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to applications that include flame.js, especially unpatched copies or forks. Version-based detection is unreliable because the product does not use versioning, so teams must identify usage and compare source state against the named patch commit.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says the attack can be initiated remotely and requires authentication. It does not identify public exploitation, weaponized details, or inclusion in CISA KEV. Treat active exploitation as unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: the affected component is unknown and releases are not versioned. The most reliable anchors are the VulDB entry, GitHub PR 209, and the named patch commit. No source in the bundle supports active exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Apply or backport commit e6c49b5f6179e31a534b7c3264e1d36aa99728ac.
- Inventory applications and repositories for bundled flame.js copies.
- Compare local flame.js code against the patched upstream commit.
- Check upstream project guidance before assuming version-based remediation.
- Prioritize regression testing around rendering of user-controlled content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any application ships flame.js client-side code.
- Verify the patch commit is present in deployed source bundles.
- Review GitHub pull request 209 for remediation context.
- Run non-destructive XSS regression tests around affected rendering paths.
- Document findings where version evidence is unavailable.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N82.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
4MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.222291CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222291CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/flamejs/flame.js/pull/209CVE reference · issue-tracking
- https://github.com/flamejs/flame.js/commit/e6c49b5f6179e31a534b7c3264e1d36aa99728acCVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.