CVE-2012-10038

Auxilium RateMyPet contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in upload_banners.php. The banner upload feature fails to validate file types or enforce authentication, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious PHP files. These files are stored in a web-accessible /banners/ directory and can be executed directly, 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

1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 65th percentile

Published

2025-08-11

Updated

2026-04-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21329
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21836

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/auxilium_upload_exec.…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-10037
• CVE-2012-10039
• CVE-2012-10036
• CVE-2012-10040
• CVE-2012-10035
• CVE-2012-10041