# CVE-2010-0988: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via improper login handling, while authenticated users can do so via file parameters in Pulse CMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhc4-hg25-pqmr

## What is CVE-2010-0988?

CVE-2010-0988 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Pulse CMS before 1.2.3 allow (1) remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to improper handling of login failures by includes/login.php; and allow remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors involving the (2) filename and (3) block parameters to view.php.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0988?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pulsecms Pulse Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-4330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4330/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2010-0992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0992/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2010-0993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0993/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2010-1334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1334/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2010-0989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0989/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0988 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0988/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0988

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0988/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.