PatchTheCVECVE-2012-10020: The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation
CVE-2012-10020 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting foxypress. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 8%: very likely to be exploited
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 4.8% (top 8%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-434 |
| Published | 2025-07-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- Write-up: raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/
- Metasploit: WordPress Plugin Foxypress uploadify.php Arbitrary Code Execution
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2012-10020?
foxypress: upgrade to newer than 0.4.2.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2012-10020 being exploited?
CVE-2012-10020 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2012-10020 affect?
CVE-2012-10020 affects foxypress. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The FoxyPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the uploadify.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.4.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to uplo
How urgent is CVE-2012-10020?
Priority 67/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 8%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
Software pages
WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities