Is CVE-2010-1438 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1438 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1438?

CVE-2010-1438 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1438

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Web Application Finger Printer (WAFP) 0.01-26c3 uses fixed pathnames under /tmp for temporary files and directories, which (1) allows local users to cause a denial of service (application outage) by creating a file with a pathname that the product expects is available for its own internal use, (2) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on certain files in /tmp, (3) might allow local users to delete arbitrary files and directories via a symlink attack on a directory under /tmp, and (4) might make it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in a directory under /tmp, related to (a) lib/wafp_pidify.rb, (b) utils/generate_wafp_fingerprint.sh, (c) utils/online_update.sh, and (d) utils/extract_from_db.sh.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 0.3% (20th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1466)
Published: May 6, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1466 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mytty / webapplication finger printer

References

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

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