VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-5040

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in nucleus/plugins/NP_gallery.php in the NP_Gallery plugin 0.94 for Nucleus allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the DIR_NUCLEUS parameter.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.00%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 2.00% probability · 81th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 May 2010
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: john bradshaw/np gallery plugin
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-12787 source ↗	Nucleus Plugin Gallery - Remote File Inclusion / SQL Injectionphp · AntiSecurity	webapps	29 May 2010	yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/40022Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12787/Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/65004Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40448Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1285Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40022Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12787/Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/65004Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40448Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1285Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.