ProjectPier Project Pier up to 0.8.8 PHP File tools/upload_file.php unrestricted upload

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ProjectPier Project Pier up to 0.8.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file tools/upload_file.php of the component PHP File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-10036. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in ProjectPier Project Pier up to 0.8.8. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file tools/upload_file.php of the component PHP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by BlackHawk and sinn3r. The advisory is available at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-10036 since 08/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:tools/upload_file.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (21929) and EUVD (EUVD-2012-6584). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Project Management Software

Vendor

• ProjectPier

Name

• Project Pier

Version

• 0.8.0
• 0.8.1
• 0.8.2
• 0.8.3
• 0.8.4
• 0.8.5
• 0.8.6
• 0.8.7
• 0.8.8

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• end of life

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