CVE Catalog

CVE-2012-20002

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.53%

45th percentile - higher than 45% of all known CVEs

Summary

The 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.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files, including WordPress configuration and system files, potentially leading to credential disclosure and site compromise. Exploitation has already been observed.

Recommendation

Update the TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery plugin to version 1.1.0 or later. If updating is not possible, disable or remove the plugin.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS