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CVE-2012-10036

46
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-10036 describes an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Project Pier 0.8.8 and earlier, specifically within the tools/upload_file.php component. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows remote attackers to upload malicious PHP files to a web-accessible directory due to a lack of file type validation and authentication enforcement. Successful exploitation leads to remote code execution, enabling full compromise of the affected system. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, <= 0.8.8CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:projectpier:projectpier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

9.3CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Project Pier Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability · Oct 8, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0124 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstorm.news / files/id/117070
raw.githubusercontent.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.rb
web.archive.org / web/20120111090432/http://www.projectpier.org
exploit-db.com / exploits/21929
opensourcecms.com / projectpier
vulncheck.com / advisories/project-pier-arbitrary-file-upload-rce