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Front-end Editor, CVE-2012-10019

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2012-10019

Application

Front-end Editor

Published on
Jul 19, 2025
Research 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.
Affected versions
Min -, max 2.3.
Status
vulnerable