CVE-2012-10036
critical · 9.3Project Pier 0.8.8 and earlier contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in tools/upload_file.php. The upload handler fails to validate the file type or enforce authentication, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious PHP files directly into a web-accessible directory. The uploaded file is stored with a predictable suffix and can be executed by requesting its URL, resulting in remote code execution.
9.3
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
68th
EPSS percentile
2025-08-08
Published
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weaknesses
CWE-434
References
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/117070
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.rb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120111090432/http://www.projectpier.org/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21929
- https://www.opensourcecms.com/projectpier/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/project-pier-arbitrary-file-upload-rce
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21929
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2012-10036