MEDIUM
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
Published Oct 8, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.57%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 1.1
- 1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.57% 0.11571
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11571
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.57% (0.11571) | 95.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.57% (0.11571) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 33.32% (0.33316) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 37.88% (0.37883) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 40.41% (0.40407) | 97.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 34.58% (0.34580) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.37% (0.37372) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 34.58% (0.34580) | 96.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.36% (0.05358) | 93.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.23% (0.04230) | 92.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 4.15% (0.04152) | 91.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.33% (0.04332) | 91.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/kish-guest-posting/trunk/readme.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/403694/kish-guest-posting/trunk/uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47688 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/78479 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51638 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79563 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/kish-guest-posting/trunk/readme.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/403694/kish-guest-posting/trunk/uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47688 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/78479 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51638 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 8, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-1125
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a