# CVE-2010-5189: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote authenticated users with read-only privileges can execute arbitrary CLI commands on Blue Coat ProxySG devices, leading to full system compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xrc-gcq8-ccw2

## What is CVE-2010-5189?

CVE-2010-5189 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Blue Coat ProxySG before SGOS 4.3.4.1, 5.x before SGOS 5.4.5.1, 5.5 before SGOS 5.5.4.1, and 6.x before SGOS 6.1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary CLI commands by leveraging read-only administrator privileges and establishing an HTTPS session.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5189?

It affects 16 products.


Products: Bluecoat Proxysg, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg210-10, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg210-25, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg210-5, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg510-10, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg510-20, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg510-25, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg510-5, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg810-10, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg810-20, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg810-25, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg810-5, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg9000-10, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg9000-20, Bluecoat Proxysg Sg9000-5, Bluecoat Sgos.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-5189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-5959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5959/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2009-1211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1211/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2010-5190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5190/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-5192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5192/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-5189 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5189 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-2010-5189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5189

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5189/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.