Vulnerability in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting Plugin
CVE-2012-1125
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.116 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.116 · newest: 0.116 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting Plugin — versions 1.0
- WordPress
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/47688 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1 (mailing-list)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/403694/kish-guest-posting/trunk/uploadify/…
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/11 (mailing-list)
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org/kish-guest-posting/trunk/readme.txt
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79563 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/3 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51638 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412 (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1125?
- CVE-2012-1125 is a vulnerability in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting Plugin. Published 2012-10-08.
- Is CVE-2012-1125 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.