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CVE-2012-10049: WebPageTest Arbitrary PHP File Upload RCE

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

WebPageTest version 2.6 and earlier contains an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the resultimage.php script. The application fails to validate or sanitize user-supplied input before saving uploaded files to a publicly accessible directory. This flaw allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code, resulting in full remote code execution under the web server context.

Affected products

• WPO Foundation WebPageTest: through 2.6

References

• https://github.com/catchpoint/WebPageTest
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/webpagetest_upload_exec.rb
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/security-center/attacksignatures/detail?asid=26148
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19790
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20173
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/webpagetest-arbitrary-php-file-upload-rce
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/webpagetest_upload_exec.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19790
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20173

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