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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

Published Oct 8, 2012

Description

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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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 8, 2012
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5318
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2012-5318
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2012-5318