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CVE-2012-10020

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-10020 describes a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the FoxyPress plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions up to 0.4.2.1. This flaw, due to missing file type validation in uploadify.php, allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100, this vulnerability poses a severe threat, requiring no user interaction and having a low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, indicating readily available exploit code. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webmovementllc:foxypress:*:*:*:*:*: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
2.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WordPress Plugin Foxypress uploadify.php Arbitrary Code Execution · Jun 5, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0287 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 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/113576
Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/555071
Patch
raw.githubusercontent.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_foxypress_upload.rb
Exploit
web.archive.org / web/20210120060045/https%3A//www.securityfocus.com/bid/53805/info
Exploit
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8fbc88da-8944-433c-b94d-9604ffe13d8a
Third Party Advisory