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CVE-2012-20002 (GCVE-0-2012-20002)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-20 20:31 – Updated: 2026-10-20 20:31 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability X_Open SourceTitle
TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0 Path Traversal via download-image.php
Summary
TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery plugin for WordPress before 1.1.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the href parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /php/download-image.php with traversal sequences like ../../../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials and system files. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/113417/ | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19022 | exploit |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a49b023-c1c9-4c… | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templa… | technical-description |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-thumbnail-g… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinymce-thum… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Charlesworth | TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery |
Affected:
0.10 , < 1.1.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2012-05-25 00:00
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CVE-2012-20002 (GCVE-0-2012-20002)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 20:31 – Updated: 2026-10-20 20:31 X_Known Exploited Vulnerability X_Open SourceTitle
TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0 Path Traversal via download-image.php
Summary
TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery plugin for WordPress before 1.1.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the href parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /php/download-image.php with traversal sequences like ../../../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials and system files. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/113417/ | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19022 | exploit |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a49b023-c1c9-4c… | third-party-advisory |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templa… | technical-description |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-thumbnail-g… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinymce-thum… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Charlesworth | TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery |
Affected:
0.10 , < 1.1.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2012-05-25 00:00
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