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CVE-2012-1785

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1785 describes a critical arbitrary command execution vulnerability in the kg_callffmpeg.php component of the Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator plugin, affecting versions prior to 2.0 for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the compromised server with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete system compromise (CVSS 7.5). While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact warrants attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kylegilman:video_embed_\&_thumbnail_generator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kylegilman:video_embed_\&_thumbnail_generator:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kylegilman:video_embed_\&_thumbnail_generator:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kylegilman:video_embed_\&_thumbnail_generator:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kylegilman:video_embed_\&_thumbnail_generator:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0341 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/48087
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/73508
wordpress.org / extend/plugins/video-embed-thumbnail-generator/changelog
securityfocus.com / bid/52180