VDB-62610 · CVE-2012-5318 · EDB 18412

Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting plugin 1.2 File Upload folder memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting plugin 1.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument folder results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5318. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kishore Asokan Kish Guest Posting plugin 1.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument folder with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a double extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1125.

The weakness was published 10/08/2012 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5318 since 10/08/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13022 (WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin Multiple "uploadify.php" Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (18412) and Secunia (SA47688†). Similar entry is available at VDB-62601. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Kishore Asokan

Name

Kish Guest Posting plugin

Version

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/24/2012 🔍
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03/24/2015 +897 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62610
Secunia: 47688 - WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability, Highly Critical

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/14/2025 13:41
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 02/11/2018 11:54 (7), 06/14/2025 13:41 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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