CVE-2012-10052
EGallery 1.2 Arbitrary PHP File Upload
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
Description
EGallery version 1.2 contains an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the uploadify.php script. The application fails to validate file types or enforce authentication, allowing remote attackers to upload malicious PHP files directly into the web-accessible egallery/ directory. This results in full remote code execution under the web server context.
Public exploit
3 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/egallery_upload_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20029 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- http://web.archive.org/web/20170128123244/http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/egallery-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)technical-descriptionexploit
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulnCheck
Published
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Critical9.3 | 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 |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Critical9.3 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (5)
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/egallery_upload_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20029 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- http://web.archive.org/web/20170128123244/http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/egallery-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)technical-descriptionexploit
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/e-gallery/ (opens in a new tab)product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/egallery-arbitrary-php-file-upload (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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