CVE-2012-10019

Published: Jul 19, 2025Modified: Dec 19, 2025

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Scribu: Front End Editor

1 product

Front End Editor

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Scribu Front End Editor	Before 2.3

Related CWEs

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

References (5)

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132303/

Source: security@wordfence.com

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=600233%40front-end-editor&old=569105%40front-end-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: security@wordfence.com

Product

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

Source: security@wordfence.com

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2012070701

Source: security@wordfence.com

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f271c2e7-9d58-4dea-95d3-3ffc4ec7c3b2?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

Third Party Advisory

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