CVE-2012-20002
TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0 Path Traversal via download-image.php
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Oct 20, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 14, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
TinyMCE Thumbnail GalleryJames Charlesworth |
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References
- Packet Storm 113417exploit
- EDB-19022exploit
- WPScan Advisorythird-party-advisory
- Nuclei Templatetechnical-description
- WordPress Download Pageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0 Path Traversal via download-image.phpthird-party-advisory
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