CVE-2012-10019 | THREATINT

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Description

The Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload.php file in versions before 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

Reserved 2025-07-18 | Published 2025-07-19 | Updated 2025-07-19 | Assigner Wordfence

CRITICAL: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Product status

Default status

unaffected

* before 2.3

affected

Timeline

2012-04-07:

Disclosed

Credits

Sammy Forgit finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-9d58-4dea-95d3-3ffc4ec7c3b2?source=cve

web.archive.org/...-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html

packetstormsecurity.com/files/132303/

www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2012070701

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...d-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2012-10019)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2012-10019)

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https://cve.threatint.eu/CVE/CVE-2012-10019

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