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CVE-2012-10019

Front-end Editor < 2.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

Critical9.8EPSS 3.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
Wordfence

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-10019, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
WordfenceCNA (assigner)3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.8% · top 9.9% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • scribu · Front-end Editor

    • affected < 2.3

References (5)

Sources

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