Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting plugin up to 1.0 File Upload folder unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting plugin up to 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component File Upload. Performing a manipulation of the argument folder results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-1125. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting plugin up to 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument folder with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.

The weakness was released 10/08/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1125 since 02/14/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by EgiX and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 259 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13022 (WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin Multiple "uploadify.php" Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79563), Exploit-DB (18412), SecurityFocus (BID 51638†), OSVDB (78479†) and Secunia (SA47688†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-62610. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: EgiX
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kish Guest Posting plugin 1.1

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02/14/2012 +21 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +174 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 403694
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1125 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1125
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62601
X-Force: 79563
SecurityFocus: 51638 - WordPress Guest Posting Plugin 'uploadify.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
Secunia: 47688 - WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78479
Vulnerability Center: 46306 - Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/14/2025 19:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 06/08/2017 08:53 (15), 12/14/2021 19:03 (3), 06/14/2025 19:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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