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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-10037

PhpTax version 0.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in drawimage.php.

Published Aug 11, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · PhpTax PhpTax

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-10037. EPSS is 1.71%. Act only if a listed version of PhpTax PhpTax is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.71%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor PhpTax PhpTax 0.8

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor PhpTax PhpTax 0.80.8

How to fix CVE-2012-10037

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-10037. EPSS is 1.71%. Act only if a listed version of PhpTax PhpTax is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with PhpTax PhpTax 0.8 0.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.71%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-10037

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-10037

    30-day exploitation probability 1.71%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2012-6598

    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 con

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.