CVE-2012-5318 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a double extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1125.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.51% — more likely to be exploited than 94% 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
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