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    CVE-2012-10019

    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.

    Published:Jul 19, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 8, 2026
    EPS:Jul 19, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.67972
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Scribu
    Product
    Front-end Editor
    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132303/https://web.archive.org/web/20120712205339/https%3A//www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-front-end-editor-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High