CVE-2012-10019

CRITICAL 9.8

Front-end Editor < 2.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-434
Vendor	scribu
Product	front-end editor
Published	Jul 19, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

scribu / Front-end Editor

0 < 2.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f271c2e7-9d58-4dea-95d3-3ffc4ec7c3b2?source=cve web.archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20120712205339/https%3A//www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-front-end-editor-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html packetstormsecurity.com: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132303/ cybersecurity-help.cz: https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2012070701 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: 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=

Credits

Sammy Forgit