CVE-2012-10047 Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution v6.x SQL Injection
Attackers can inject SQL via the login username to write and execute malicious PHP files, gaining SYSTEM-level remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-10047?
CVE-2012-10047 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Cyclope-Series Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution, published on 8 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution versions 6.x are vulnerable to a SQL injection flaw in its login mechanism. The username parameter in the auth-login POST request is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary SQL statements. This can be leveraged to write and execute a malicious PHP file on disk, resulting in remote code execution under the SYSTEM user context.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-10047?
How do I fix CVE-2012-10047?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2012-10047 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10047 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f73p-x799-9gh3.