Is CVE-2010-5066 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-5066 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-5066?

CVE-2010-5066 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-5066

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

The createRandomPassword function in includes/functions_common.php in Virtual War (aka VWar) 1.6.1 R2 uses a small range of values to select the seed argument for the PHP mt_srand function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine randomly generated passwords via a brute-force attack.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-5030)
Published: October 8, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-5030 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vwar / virtual war

References

http://dmcdonald.net/vwar.txt(Exploit)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Aug/235(Exploit)

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

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