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CVE-2012-20002NVD
Vulnerability Summary
TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery plugin for WordPress before 1.1.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via the href parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to /php/download-image.php with traversal sequences like ../../../../wp-config.php to retrieve database credentials and system files. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.7 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.5 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
- James Charlesworth TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery >= 0.10 and < 1.1.0
- James Charlesworth TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery 1.1.0
External References
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/113417/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19022
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a49b023-c1c9-4cc4-a2fd-af5f911bb400
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-tinymce-lfi.yaml
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery-wordpress-plugin-1.1.0-path-traversal-via-download-image-php