CVE-2012-3578 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:fcchat_widget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Wordpress Subscribe	Fcchat Widget Subscribe Wordpress Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113323/WordPress-FCChat-Widget-2.x-Shell-Upload.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49419
http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-fcchat-widget-shell-upload-vulnerability.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53855
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76123

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.11619}`	epss `{'score': 0.17845}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-06-17T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:13:51.327Z

Reserved: 2012-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3578

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-06-17T03:41:42.907

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3578

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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