# CVE-2013-10070: PHP-Charts v1.0 PHP Code Execution

- 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: 2025-08-05 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- PHP-Charts: 1.0

## Description

PHP-Charts v1.0 contains a PHP code execution vulnerability in wizard/url.php, where user-supplied GET parameter names are passed directly to eval() without sanitization. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a request that injects arbitrary PHP code, resulting in command execution under the web server's context. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute system-level commands via base64-encoded payloads embedded in parameter names, leading to full compromise of the host system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PHP, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/php_charts_exec.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24201
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24273
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130120234844/http://php-charts.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/php-charts-php-code-execution
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/php_charts_exec.rb

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