CVE-2012-10036

CRITICAL

Project Pier <0.8.8 - Unauthenticated RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2012-10036. PoCs published by Metasploit, BlackHawk, sinn3r, including Metasploit module exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Project Pier 0.8.8, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution by uploading a malicious PHP file and executing it. It supports both PHP and Linux x86 payloads.

Description

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubywebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21929

This Metasploit module exploits an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Project Pier 0.8.8, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution by uploading a malicious PHP file and executing it. It supports both PHP and Linux x86 payloads.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Project Pier 0.8.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Apache server handling extensions in a specific way · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by BlackHawk, sinn3r · rubypocphp
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/projectpier_upload_exec.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Project Pier 0.8.0-0.8.8, allowing remote code execution by uploading a malicious PHP file and executing it via a crafted request.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Project Pier 0.8.0-0.8.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Apache server handling the extension name in a specific way · Access to the upload endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v4 9.3
EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 71.1%
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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-434
Status published
Products (1)
ProjectPier/ProjectPier < 0.8.8
Published Aug 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026