CVE-2012-4036 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.php in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the addons directory. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2012-1216.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.57% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-08-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pbboard | pbboard |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PBBoard - 'admin.php?xml_name' Arbitrary PHP Code Execution | 2012-08-08 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/84479
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50153
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10352.html
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10353.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77508
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23101
- http://osvdb.org/84479
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50153
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10352.html
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10353.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77508
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23101
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