CVE-2012-10020

published 2025-07-22

CVE-2012-10020: 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…

Priority P2 74 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
webmovementllc	foxypress	< 0.4.2.2	0.4.2.2
webmovementllc	foxypress	<= 0.4.2.1	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

path uploadify.php↗

version FoxyPress <= 0.4.2.1↗

• → Monitor for unauthenticated POST requests to uploadify.php within the FoxyPress plugin directory on WordPress installations ↗
• → Alert on arbitrary file uploads (e.g., .php files) submitted by unauthenticated users via the FoxyPress plugin endpoint ↗

• · Vulnerability affects only FoxyPress plugin versions up to and including 0.4.2.1; verify plugin version before applying detections ↗

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