CVE-2012-1125

Kish Guest Posting Plugin < 1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via uploadify.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-1125. PoCs published by EgiX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin 1.0. It uploads a malicious PHP file via a multipart form request and provides a pseudo-shell for remote command execution.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in uploadify/scripts/uploadify.php in the Kish Guest Posting plugin before 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a PHP extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by EgiX · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412

This exploit targets an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin 1.0. It uploads a malicious PHP file via a multipart form request and provides a pseudo-shell for remote command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Kish Guest Posting Plugin 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable plugin installed · Network access to the target web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47688
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/08/1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/11
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79563
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/3
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51638
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0145.html
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18412
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/78479

Scores

EPSS 0.1157
EPSS Percentile 95.5%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
kishore_asokan/kish_guest_posting_plugin 1.0
kishore_asokan/kish_guest_posting_plugin < 1.1
Published Oct 08, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026