Is CVE-2010-0738 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-0738 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on May 25, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0738?

CVE-2010-0738 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-0738

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 73.8%EU EUVD: exploited

The JMX-Console web application in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP09 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP08 performs access control only for the GET and POST methods, which allows remote attackers to send requests to this application's GET handler by using a different method.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.3 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-749
EPSS score: 73.8% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added May 25, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0764)
Published: April 28, 2010
NVD last modified: October 2, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on May 25, 2022; federal remediation due June 15, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0764 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 1, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / jboss enterprise application platform
redhat / jboss enterprise application platform

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132129312609324&w=2(Exploit, Mailing List)
http://public.support.unisys.com/common/public/vulnerability/NVD_Detail_Rpt.aspx?ID=35(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39563(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8408(Broken Link)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023918(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39710(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0992(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574105(Issue Tracking)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58147(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0376.html(Broken Link)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0377.html(Broken Link)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0378.html(Broken Link)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0379.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0738(US Government Resource)

Last updated October 4, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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