CVE-2012-1125 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.57% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kishore asokan | kish guest posting plugin |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Kish Guest Posting 1.0 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2012-01-23 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html
- http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/kish-guest-posting/trunk/readme.txt
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/403694/kish-guest-posting/trunk/uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47688
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1
- http://www.osvdb.org/78479
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51638
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79563
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html
- http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/kish-guest-posting/trunk/readme.txt
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/403694/kish-guest-posting/trunk/uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47688
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1
- http://www.osvdb.org/78479
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