CVE-2012-10037Exploit

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Exploit discussion active in current signal (1 latest mentions)

Immediate actions

Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
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Recommended action window: High priority (within 72h)

NVD description

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.

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1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-78

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

Public PoC is present in monitored signal
1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
Technical details provided in 1 signal
Exploit: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Exploit

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://zerodaysignal.com/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10037

Full discourse1 post

0day Signal@0dayPublishing184d
Exploit
🚨 CVE-2012-10037: Php... Unauthenticated RCE via direct exec() injection in drawimage.php - ancient PhpTax 0.8 still haunting servers with trivial shell access #RCE #PhpTax. https://zerodaysignal.com/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10037 #netsec #vulnerability #CVE #sysadmin #zeroday
Post summary
The tweet reports an unauthenticated RCE in old PhpTax 0.8 via exec() injection, links to a vulnerability page, and indicates trivial shell access, implying exploitation potential but not confirming active attacks.
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