# CVE-2012-10044: MobileCartly 1.0 savepage.php Arbitrary File Creation

> Unauthenticated attackers can create arbitrary files via savepage.php, leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w75v-hg32-gpp6

## What is CVE-2012-10044?

CVE-2012-10044 is a critical vulnerability in MobileCartly, published on 8 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MobileCartly version 1.0 contains an arbitrary file creation vulnerability in the savepage.php script. The application fails to perform authentication or authorization checks before invoking file_put_contents() on attacker-controlled input. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP GET requests to savepage.php, specifying both the filename and content. This allows arbitrary file creation within the pages/ directory or any writable path on the server, allowing remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-10044?


## How do I fix CVE-2012-10044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-10044 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10044 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MobileCartly 1.0 Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-10044 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-10044 is a critical vulnerability in MobileCartly, published on 8 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10044 exists.

Affected product: MobileCartly. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10044/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10044/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-10044
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10044
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10044

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10044/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.