CVE-2012-10038 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2012-10038

Auxilium RateMyPet Arbitrary File Upload RCE

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • DaOne

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

RateMyPet
Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline

Official Publish: August 11th, 2025
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-434

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1505.003 Web Shell
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact