CVE-2012-10037 (GCVE-0-2012-10037)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-11 14:54 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:02 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
PhpTax pfilez Parameter Exec Remote Code Injection
Summary
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.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
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
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-11 15:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
PhpTax PhpTax Affected: 0.8
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Date Public
2012-10-02 00:00
Credits
Jean Pascal Pereira
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