CuteFlow up to 2.11.2 restart_circulation_values_write.php unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in CuteFlow up to 2.11.2. This affects an unknown function of the file restart_circulation_values_write.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-10050. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in CuteFlow up to 2.11.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file restart_circulation_values_write.php. 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. The summary by CVE is:

CuteFlow version 2.11.2 and earlier contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the restart_circulation_values_write.php script. The application fails to validate or restrict uploaded file types, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files to the upload/___1/ directory. These files are then accessible via the web server, enabling remote code execution.

The weakness was presented by bcoles. It is possible to read the advisory at web.archive.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-10050 since 08/08/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:restart_circulation_values_write.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 (20111) and EUVD (EUVD-2012-6590). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• CuteFlow

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• 2.11.0
• 2.11.1
• 2.11.2

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