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CVE-2012-10019

Front-end Editor < 2.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-19
  • Fixed in2.3
  • WeaknessCWE-434

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-1910:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Scribu front-end editor
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.3< 2.32.3

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • scribu Front-end Editorother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 2.3fixed in 2.3semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-08

Fix

  1. Update Scribu front-end editor to 2.3

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/webapp/wp_frontend_editor_file_uploadrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-07-19
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-587g-h9jh-grjq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-10019?

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.

Is CVE-2012-10019 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2012-10019 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.8% on 2026-11-07, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-10019?

CVE-2012-10019 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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