FoxyPress <= 0.4.2.1 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2012-10020
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published June 12, 2012
Last Updated July 22, 2025
Researcher Sammy Forgit, patrick
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug foxypress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 0.4.2.2
Patched Version
  • 0.4.2.2
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