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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2540 · published 2 August 2010

CVE-2010-2540: Osgeo mapserver permissions and access controls vulnerability

Osgeo · Mapserver

mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer before 4.10.6 and 5.x before 5.6.4 does not properly restrict the use of CGI command-line arguments that were intended for debugging, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted arguments.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.8% · top 10.3% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

mapserv.c in mapserv in MapServer before 4.10.6 and 5.x before 5.6.4 does not properly restrict the use of CGI command-line arguments that were intended for debugging, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted arguments.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2010-July/066052.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973381215859&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973754121922&w=2
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3485
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41855
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60852
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2010-July/066052.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973381215859&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127973754121922&w=2
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3485
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41855
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60852

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2540), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.