How severe is CVE-2010-0738?

CVE-2010-0738 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which products are affected by CVE-2010-0738?

CVE-2010-0738 affects the following products: redhat jboss enterprise application platform.

How do I patch CVE-2010-0738?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2010-0738 yet — track the redhat jboss enterprise application platform advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2010-0738 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every redhat jboss enterprise application platform deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2010-0738 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2010-0738 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 15 known exploit references for CVE-2010-0738, including 4 documented proof-of-concept exploits on Exploit-DB and 11 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-0738?

CVE-2010-0738 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 74.7%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Is CVE-2010-0738 in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog?

Yes. CVE-2010-0738 (Red Hat JBoss Authentication Bypass Vulnerability) was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-05-25. CISA required all US federal civilian agencies to remediate this vulnerability by 2022-06-15. The required action was: Apply updates per vendor instructions. This CVE has been used in known ransomware campaigns. Being listed in the KEV catalog is the strongest possible confirmation of active exploitation — treat this as a critical priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-0738?

CVE-2010-0738 is classified as CWE-749 (CWE-749). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2010-0738?

CVE-2010-0738 affects redhat jboss enterprise application platform (2 versions, e.g. 4.2.0, 4.3.0). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2010-0738?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2010-0738, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. 2 Metasploit modules reference CVE-2010-0738, which lowers the barrier to weaponization. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was CVE-2010-0738 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2010-0738 was published on April 28, 2010 and was last updated on October 2, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CISA KEV · ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2010-0738 — Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

MEDIUM

CVE-2010-0738 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-749 vulnerability in redhat jboss enterprise application platform. It is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25) and has been used in ransomware campaigns — treat it as actively exploited and patch now. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

The JMX-Console web application in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP09 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP08 performs access…

Published

Apr 28, 2010

Updated

Oct 2, 2026

Affected

1 product

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

15 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 22, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

Confirmed by CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25 — including use in ransomware campaigns. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-06-15.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA (KEV catalog and SSVC triage) for CVE-2010-0738.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

74.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk-4.69%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2010-0738 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the 50–90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

The JMX-Console web application in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP09 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP08 performs access control only for the GET and POST methods, which allows remote attackers to send requests to this application's GET handler by using a different method.

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

jboss enterprise application platformredhat

2 versions

4.2.04.3.0

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

EDB-17924webappsjsp

JBoss & JMX Console - Misconfigured Deployment Scanner

by y0ug · Oct 3, 2011

Exploit-DB Source

EDB-16274webappsjsp✓ Verified

JBoss Application Server 4.2 < 4.2.0.CP09 / 4.3 < 4.3.0.CP08 - Remote Command Execution

by kingcope · Mar 4, 2011

Exploit-DB Source

EDB-16319remotemultiple✓ Verified

JBoss JMX - Console Beanshell Deployer WAR Upload and Deployment (Metasploit)

by Metasploit · Jan 10, 2011

Exploit-DB Source

EDB-16316remotemultiple✓ Verified

JBoss - Java Class DeploymentFileRepository WAR Deployment (Metasploit)

by Metasploit · Aug 3, 2010

Exploit-DB Source

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance

Detect
Inventory every redhat jboss enterprise application platform deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Remediation status
No patch has shipped for CVE-2010-0738 yet — track the redhat jboss enterprise application platform advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

How to detect CVE-2010-0738

A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:

nuclei -id cve-2010-0738 -u https://target

Template: JBoss JMX/Web Console - Authentication Bypass via HTTP Verb Tampering
Severity: critical
Impact: Attackers can send requests to the JMX-Console GET handler using other HTTP methods, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control.
Remediation: Update to version 4.2.0.CP09 or later for 4.2, and 4.3.0.CP08 or later for 4.3, or apply security patches provided by Red Hat.

Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (Securin), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatCritical

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
JBEAP 4.2.0 for RHEL 4	`hibernate3-1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el4`	RHSA-2010:0376
JBEAP 4.2.0 for RHEL 5	`hibernate3-1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el5`	RHSA-2010:0378
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3 for RHEL 4	`hibernate3-1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el4`	RHSA-2010:0377
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3 for RHEL 5	`hibernate3-1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP10.0jpp.ep1.1.el5`	RHSA-2010:0379

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CVE-2010-0738 — Jboss Enterprise Application Platform

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Description

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Remediation status

Mitigate without a patch

How to detect CVE-2010-0738

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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