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medium 6.8

CVE-2012-1125 json

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress allows…

published 14y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2012-1159

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.6%
EPSS 11.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18412)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18412 WordPress Plugin Kish Guest Posting 1.0 - Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2012-01-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51638 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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