Is CVE-2010-1342 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1342 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1342?

CVE-2010-1342 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1342

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Direct News 4.10.2, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the rootpath parameter to (1) admin/menu.php and (2) library/lib.menu.php; and the adminroot parameter to (3) admin/media/update_content.php and (4) library/class.backup.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1370)
Published: April 9, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1370 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

directnews / direct news

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/39106(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11882(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38975(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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