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CVE-2010-2263

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-2263 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from f5, from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-06-15T14:04:24.313

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	f5	nginx	< 0.7.66	Yes
Application	f5	nginx	≤ 0.8.39	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

http://spa-s3c.blogspot.com/2010/06/full-responsible-disclosurenginx-engine.html Exploit, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13818 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13822 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40760 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://spa-s3c.blogspot.com/2010/06/full-responsible-disclosurenginx-engine.html Exploit, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13818 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13822 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40760 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For f5's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.