CVE-2012-10037

PhpTax version 0.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in drawimage.php. The pfilez GET parameter is unsafely passed to the exec() function without sanitization. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, leading to code execution under the web server's context. No authentication is required.

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

1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 66th percentile

Published

2025-08-11

Updated

2026-04-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21665
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21833

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/phptax_exec.rb

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-10036
• CVE-2012-10038
• CVE-2012-10035
• CVE-2012-10039
• CVE-2012-10034
• CVE-2012-10040