CVE-2012-20002
HIGH
CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-10-20
Modified: 2026-10-22
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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.
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2012-20002 |
| CVSS Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Published | 2026-10-20 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |
References
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/ma…
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/113417/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a49b023-c1c9-4cc4-a2fd-af5…
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19022
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinymce-thumbnail-galle…