Vulnerability in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting Plugin
CVE-2012-5318
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.
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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: 0.065 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting Plugin — versions 1.2
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5318?
- CVE-2012-5318 is a vulnerability in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting Plugin. Published 2012-10-08.
- Is CVE-2012-5318 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.