Font Uploader <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2012-3814
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published August 1, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Sammy Forgit

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in font-upload.php in the Font Uploader plugin 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a PHP file with a .php.ttf extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in font-uploader/fonts.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress Font Uploader

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug font-uploader (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.3.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3
Patched Version
  • 1.3.1

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