CVE-2012-10037CWE-78

PhpTax pfilez Parameter Exec Remote Code Injection

Critical · published August 11, 2025

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

PhpTax version 0.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in drawimage.php. The pfilez GET parameter is unsafely passed to the exec() function without sanitization. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, leading to code execution under the web server's context. No authentication is required.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
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
EPSS
0.01715 · 77.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2025-08-11T14:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 14:54Z
    PhpTax pfilez Parameter Exec Remote Code Injection
    cvelistv5