XODA 0.4.5 POST Request upload unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in XODA 0.4.5. Impacted is the function Upload of the component POST Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-10045. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in XODA 0.4.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function upload of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XODA version 0.4.5 contains an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. The flaw resides in the upload functionality, which fails to properly validate or restrict uploaded file types. By crafting a multipart/form-data POST request, an attacker can upload a .php file directly into the web-accessible files/ directory and trigger its execution via a subsequent GET request.

The weakness was published by Shai Rod. The advisory is shared for download at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-10045 since 08/08/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20703) and EUVD (EUVD-2012-6594). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• XODA

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• 0.4.5

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• end of life

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