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CVE-2012-10036

Project Pier <= 0.8.8 Arbitrary File Upload RCE

CVSS 9.3 CRITICALEPSS 1.5%CWE-434
Vexday Risk Score
63High priority
SSVC decision (CISA)
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PoC available → attend closely
CVSS 9.3EPSS 1.5%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit simPatch —
Lifecycle
08 Oct 2012Metasploit module available
08 Aug 2025Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
ProjectPier · ProjectPier
public PoCs found — 3
cve_referencepacketstorm.news/files/id/117070unverifiedcve_referenceraw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.rbunverifiedcve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/21929unverified
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References
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/117070https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.rbhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120111090432/http://www.projectpier.org/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21929https://www.opensourcecms.com/projectpier/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/project-pier-arbitrary-file-upload-rce