{"cve":"CVE-2010-5290","nvd":{"published":"2013-09-20T16:55:03.253","modified":"2026-06-16T23:26:29.413","status":"Modified","description":"The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-255"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/97553","http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal","http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740","http://osvdb.org/97553"],"products":["adobe:coldfusion"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:30:15.895642412+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-5290","score":0.05531,"percentile":0.92815,"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."]}