CVE-2012-1125 (GCVE-0-2012-1125)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-08 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:45
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Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2012-01-23 00:00
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