CVE-2012-3578 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.4% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in html/Upload.php in the FCChat Widget plugin 2.2.13.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in html/images.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.35% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-06-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | fcchat widget |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin FCChat Widget 2.2.x - 'upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload | 2012-06-07 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113323/WordPress-FCChat-Widget-2.x-Shell-Upload.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49419
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-fcchat-widget-shell-upload-vulnerability.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53855
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76123
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113323/WordPress-FCChat-Widget-2.x-Shell-Upload.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49419
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-fcchat-widget-shell-upload-vulnerability.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53855
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76123
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