CVE-2012-3578 (GCVE-0-2012-3578)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-06-17 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:13
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Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in html/Upload.php in the FCChat Widget plugin 2.2.13.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in html/images.
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CWE
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Date Public
2012-05-31 00:00
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