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CVE-2012-10019

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-10019 describes a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Front End Editor plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 2.3. This flaw, due to missing file type validation in upload.php, allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. While not on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:scribu:front-end_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
>= 0, < 2.3CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:scribu:front-end_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Wordpress Front-end Editor File Upload · Jul 4, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/132303
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset
Product
web.archive.org / web/20120712205339/https%3A//www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-front-end-editor-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
cybersecurity-help.cz / vdb/SB2012070701
Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f271c2e7-9d58-4dea-95d3-3ffc4ec7c3b2
Third Party Advisory