# 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.

- **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:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f73p-x799-9gh3

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## 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.

## 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:

- Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution v6 SQL Injection (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2012-10047 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10047 exists.

Affected product: Cyclope-Series Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution. 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-2012-10047/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-10047/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-10047
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10047
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-10047

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