Auxilium RateMyPet upload_banners.php unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Auxilium RateMyPet. This affects an unknown function of the file upload_banners.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-10038. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Auxilium RateMyPet (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file upload_banners.php. 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:

Auxilium RateMyPet contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in upload_banners.php. The banner upload feature fails to validate file types or enforce authentication, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious PHP files. These files are stored in a web-accessible /banners/ directory and can be executed directly, resulting in remote code execution.

The weakness was released by DaOne. The advisory is available at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-10038 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 are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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• Auxilium

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• RateMyPet

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• end of life

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