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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-4215 · published 17 November 2010

CVE-2010-4215: Foswiki permissions and access controls vulnerability

Foswiki · Foswiki

UI/Manage.pm in Foswiki 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by modifying the GROUP and ALLOWTOPICCHANGE preferences in the topic preferences for Main.AdminGroup.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.1% · top 34.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

UI/Manage.pm in Foswiki 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by modifying the GROUP and ALLOWTOPICCHANGE preferences in the topic preferences for Main.AdminGroup.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://foswiki.org/Support/SecurityAlertCVE20104215 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42275 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4CD9F6F5.4030204%40lavrsen.dk
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44858
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63253
http://foswiki.org/Support/SecurityAlertCVE20104215 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42275 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=4CD9F6F5.4030204%40lavrsen.dk
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44858
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63253

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-4215), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.