CVE-2010-1423 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 55.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in (a) Java NPAPI plugin and (b) Java Deployment Toolkit in Java 6 Update 10, 19, and other versions, when running on Windows and possibly on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) -J or (2) -XXaltjvm argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 55.58% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-04-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oracle | jdk |
| oracle | jre |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sun Java Web Start Plugin - Command Line Argument Injection (Metasploit) | 2010-04-09 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-April/074036.html
- http://osvdb.org/63648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39260
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886582
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023840
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14090
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-April/074036.html
- http://osvdb.org/63648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39260
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886582
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023840
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14090
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