IBM Cognos Express 9.0 allows attackers to obtain unspecified access to the Tomcat Manager component, and cause a denial of service, by leveraging hardcoded credentials.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0557 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.40%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16317 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-12-14 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-26 | 82.26% | 79.40% | -2.86% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 79.40% | 82.26% | +2.86% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 79.40% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | cognos_express | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_express:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38457 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21419179 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/62118 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38084 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0297 | Vendor Advisory |