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CVE-2012-10047 Cyclope-Series CVE debrief

Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution 6.x contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability in its authentication mechanism. The username parameter in the auth-login POST request lacks proper input sanitization, enabling attackers to inject arbitrary SQL statements. This vulnerability can be chained to write and execute a malicious PHP file on the target system, resulting in remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability status is currently Deferred in the NVD.

Vendor
Cyclope-Series
Product
Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution
CVSS
CRITICAL 10
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-08-08
Original CVE updated
2026-05-26
Advisory published
2025-08-08
Advisory updated
2026-05-26

Who should care

Organizations running Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution 6.x, security operations centers monitoring legacy employee monitoring software, and incident response teams investigating potential compromises of surveillance infrastructure.

Technical summary

The vulnerability exists in the auth-login endpoint where the username parameter is concatenated directly into SQL queries without sanitization. Attackers can use stacked queries or UNION-based techniques to write arbitrary PHP files to the web root via database file export functions or similar capabilities. Once written, these files can be accessed via HTTP requests to execute arbitrary commands under the SYSTEM account context used by the application service.

Defensive priority

CRITICAL

Recommended defensive actions

  • Immediately restrict network access to Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution 6.x web interfaces
  • Apply input validation and parameterized queries to the auth-login username parameter
  • Deploy web application firewall rules to detect and block SQL injection attempts against login endpoints
  • Monitor for anomalous PHP file creation in web-accessible directories
  • Review and rotate credentials if compromise is suspected
  • Contact vendor for patch availability or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version

Evidence notes

Vulnerability affects Cyclope Employee Surveillance Solution versions 6.x. SQL injection point identified in auth-login POST request username parameter. Exploitation enables PHP file write and SYSTEM-level code execution. CVSS 4.0 score of 10.0 reflects maximum severity. NVD status is Deferred.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2012-10047 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-10047

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2012-10047 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10047

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.