FKIE_CVE-2012-10019

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-19 10:15 - Updated: 2025-07-22 13:06
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132303/
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=600233%40front-end-editor&old=569105%40front-end-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
security@wordfence.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120712205339/https%3A//www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-front-end-editor-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2012070701
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f271c2e7-9d58-4dea-95d3-3ffc4ec7c3b2?source=cve
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      "value": "El complemento Front End Editor para WordPress es vulnerable a la carga de archivos arbitrarios debido a la falta de validaci\u00f3n del tipo de archivo mediante el archivo upload.php en versiones anteriores a la 2.3. Esto permite que atacantes no autenticados carguen archivos arbitrarios en el servidor de los sitios afectados, lo que podr\u00eda posibilitar la ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo."
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  "id": "CVE-2012-10019",
  "lastModified": "2025-07-22T13:06:07.260",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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