{"cve":"CVE-2010-1438","nvd":{"published":"2010-05-06T14:53:01.390","modified":"2026-06-16T23:18:23.570","status":"Modified","description":"Web Application Finger Printer (WAFP) 0.01-26c3 uses fixed pathnames under /tmp for temporary files and directories, which (1) allows local users to cause a denial of service (application outage) by creating a file with a pathname that the product expects is available for its own internal use, (2) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on certain files in /tmp, (3) might allow local users to delete arbitrary files and directories via a symlink attack on a directory under /tmp, and (4) might make it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in a directory under /tmp, related to (a) lib/wafp_pidify.rb, (b) utils/generate_wafp_fingerprint.sh, (c) utils/online_update.sh, and (d) utils/extract_from_db.sh.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://code.google.com/p/webapplicationfingerprinter/issues/detail?id=8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/6","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/3","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39760","http://code.google.com/p/webapplicationfingerprinter/issues/detail?id=8"],"products":["mytty:webapplication_finger_printer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-1438","score":0.00276,"percentile":0.2003,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}