CVE-2012-10036 CRITICAL

CVE-2012-10036: Project Pier <= 0.8.8 Arbitrary File Upload RCE

Vendor Projectpier
Product ProjectPier
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published August 8, 2025
Last update May 15, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 8, 2025 CVE published
May 15, 2026 Record updated