CVE-2010-3896

Exp

The ESSearchApplication directory tree in IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition 8.x and 9.x does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify the server configuration via a request to palette.do.

Published: 2010-11-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3896 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.63%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-3896

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3896

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 0.77% 1.63% +0.86%
2 2025-03-17 0.86% 0.77% -0.10%
3 2024-12-17 0.86%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3896

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3896

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3896

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm omnifind 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm omnifind 8.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.4:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm omnifind 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:8.5:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm omnifind 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:9.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm omnifind 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:omnifind:9.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3896

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