# CVE-2010-5040: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in the NP_Gallery plugin for Nucleus CMS via a malicious URL parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2011
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mc7r-7rqg-f4vp

## What is CVE-2010-5040?

CVE-2010-5040 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Nov 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5040?

It affects 1 product.


Products: John Bradshaw Np Gallery Plugin.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-5040 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-5040 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Nucleus Plugin Gallery - Remote File Inclusion / SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-5041](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5041/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5040 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-5040 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Nov 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-5040 exists.

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-2010-5040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5040/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5040
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5040
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5040

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5040/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.