What is CVE-2012-10019?

CVE-2012-10019 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scribu Front-end Editor, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2012-10019?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2012-10019 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Scribu Front-end Editor

CVE-2012-10019

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…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.795 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Scribu Front-end Editor — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-10019?: CVE-2012-10019 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Scribu Front-end Editor, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2012-10019?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-10019 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.