CVE-2010-0993

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Pulse CMS Basic 1.2.2 and 1.2.3, and possibly Pulse Pro before 1.3.2, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.

Published: 2010-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0993 is rated Moderate Risk (49.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.56%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0993

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 2026-06-15 1.19% 1.56% +0.37%
2 2025-03-30 1.37% 1.19% -0.18%
3 2025-03-29 1.37%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0993

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0993

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-0993

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html 'Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0993

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pulsecms pulse_cms 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:pulsecms:pulse_cms:1.2.2:-:basic:*:*:*:*:*
pulsecms pulse_cms 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:pulsecms:pulse_cms:1.2.3:-:basic:*:*:*:*:*
pulsecms pulse_cms 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:pulsecms:pulse_cms:1.3.2:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0993

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