CVE-2012-3578
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 8.3%EU EUVD
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in html/Upload.php in the FCChat Widget plugin 2.2.13.1 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in html/images.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 8.3% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-3525)
- Published
- June 17, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3525 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- wordpress / fcchat widget
- wordpress / wordpress
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113323/WordPress-FCChat-Widget-2.x-Shell-Upload.html(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49419(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-fcchat-widget-shell-upload-vulnerability.html(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53855(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76123
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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