CVE-2012-20002

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-tinymce-lfi.yaml
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/113417/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a49b023-c1c9-4cc4-a2fd-af5f911bb400
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19022
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery-wordpress-plugin-1.1.0-path-traversal-via-download-image-php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-20 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-28 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2012-20002

Mitre link : CVE-2012-20002

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-20002

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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