{
    "id": "CVE-2012-5318",
    "published": "2012-10-08 17:55:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:46:38",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06507",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93555",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "kishore_asokan",
            "product": "kish_guest_posting_plugin"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18412",
            "title": "WordPress Plugin Kish Guest Posting 1.0 - Arbitrary File Upload",
            "date": "2012-01-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/47688",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/47688",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1"
    ]
}