Vulnerability · CVE-2012-10019
The Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload.php file in versions before 2.3.
Published Jul 19, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Front-end Editor
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-10019. EPSS is 3.85%. Act only if a listed version of Front-end Editor is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.85%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor scribu Front-end Editor 0 <2.3
The Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload.php file in versions before 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor scribu Front-end Editor 0 <2.30 <2.3
How to fix CVE-2012-10019
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-10019. EPSS is 3.85%. Act only if a listed version of Front-end Editor is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with scribu Front-end Editor 0 <2.3 0 <2.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 19, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
The Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload.php file in versions before 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
The Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload.php file in versions before 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-10019
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-10019
30-day exploitation probability 3.85%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2012-6565
The Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the upload.php file in versions before 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.