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CVE-2010-2079 json

DataTrack System 3.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on file extensions, and read arbitrary files, via a trailing b…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2097

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

DataTrack System 3.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on file extensions, and read arbitrary files, via a trailing backslash in a URI, as demonstrated by (1) web.config\ and (2) .ascx\ files.

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Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • cross-site-scripting.blogspot.com http://cross-site-scripting.blogspot.com/2010/05/datatrack-system-35-persistent-xss.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/1005-exploits/datatrackserver35-xss.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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