CVE-2012-10020
FoxyPress <= 0.4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FoxyPress <= 0.4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
CVE-2012-10020- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6566
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6566- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jj57-5w64-pjmg
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file...
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
GHSA-jj57-5w64-pjmg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
CVE-2012-10020- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | WordPress Plugin Foxypress uploadify.php Arbitrary Code Execution | 2012-06-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-10020 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Webmovementllc Foxypress, published July 22, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.78%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8fbc88da-8944-433c-b94d-9604ffe13d8a?source=cve
packetstormsecurity.com/files/113576
web.archive.org/web/20210120060045/https%3A//www.securityfocus.com/bid/53805/info
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/555071
raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_foxypress_upload.rb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-10020
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jj57-5w64-pjmg