CVE-2012-10036

Project 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.

CVSS v4.0

9.3 CRITICALCVSS: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

EPSS

1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 67th percentile

Published

2025-08-08

Updated

2026-05-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21929
• https://packetstorm.news/files/id/117070

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_e…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-10035
• CVE-2012-10037
• CVE-2012-10034
• CVE-2012-10038
• CVE-2012-10033
• CVE-2012-10039