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    CVE-2012-5318

    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.

    Published:Oct 8, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 8, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.10957
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kishore Asokan
    Product
    Kish Guest Posting Plugin
    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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