Is CVE-2010-5040 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-5040 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-5040?

CVE-2010-5040 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-5040

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in nucleus/plugins/NP_gallery.php in the NP_Gallery plugin 0.94 for Nucleus allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the DIR_NUCLEUS parameter. 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: 2.0% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-5004)
Published: November 2, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-5004 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

john bradshaw / np gallery plugin
nucleuscms / nucleus

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/40022(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12787/(Exploit)
http://www.osvdb.org/65004(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40448(Exploit)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1285(Vendor Advisory)

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

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