Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.php in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploadin…

published 2012-08-27 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3980

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.6%; EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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.

Timeline

2012-08-08 First public exploit (EDB-37616)
2012-08-27 Published

Exploit prediction

2.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-37616 PBBoard - 'admin.php?xml_name' Arbitrary PHP Code Execution webapps, 2012-08-08
pbboard.com http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10353.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54916 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

pbboard.com /forums/t10353.html
exploit, url-repurposed
securityfocus.com /bid/54916
vdb-entry, exploit
pbboard.com /forums/t10352.html
vendor-advisory, url-repurposed
secunia.com /advisories/50153
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
htbridge.com /advisory/HTB23101
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/77508
vdb-entry
osvdb.org /84479
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-4036
NVD CVE-2012-4036

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Summary