CVE-2010-2263

Exp

nginx 0.8 before 0.8.40 and 0.7 before 0.7.66, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to obtain source code or unparsed content of arbitrary files under the web document root by appending ::$DATA to the URI.

Published: 2010-06-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-2263 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 44.22%, 97th percentile). 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-2263

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
13818 exploit_db edb 2010-06-11 Exploit-DB ↗
13822 exploit_db edb 2010-06-11 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2263

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 2025-12-28 59.27% 44.22% -15.05%
2 2025-12-27 44.22% 59.27% +15.05%
3 2025-10-28 — 44.22% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2263

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2263

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2263

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2010-2263 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nginx), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2263
ubuntu negligible CVE-2010-2263 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nginx), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2263

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2263

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f5 nginx >= 0.7.52, < 0.7.66 cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f5 nginx >= 0.8.0, <= 0.8.39 cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2263

URL Tags
http://spa-s3c.blogspot.com/2010/06/full-responsible-disclosurenginx-engine.html Exploit Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13818 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13822 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40760 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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