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CVE-2012-3578

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3578 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FCChat Widget plugin (versions 2.2.13.1 and earlier) for WordPress. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading specially crafted files with executable extensions, then accessing them directly. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100 suggests a high potential for exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.2.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:fcchat_widget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-37370 · Jun 7, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0835 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.org / files/113323/WordPress-FCChat-Widget-2.x-Shell-Upload.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/49419
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/76123
opensyscom.fr / Actualites/wordpress-plugins-fcchat-widget-shell-upload-vulnerability.html
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/53855
Exploit