CVE-2012-20002 TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0 Path Traversal via download-image.php

Q: What is CVE-2012-20002?

CVE-2012-20002 is a high-severity vulnerability in James Charlesworth TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery, published on 20 Oct 2026.

Q: Is CVE-2012-20002 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-20002 exists.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-20002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-20002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

High 8.7 Published 20 Oct 2026 Updated 28 Oct 2026

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-20002?

CVE-2012-20002 is a high-severity vulnerability in James Charlesworth TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery, published on 20 Oct 2026.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-20002?

How do I fix CVE-2012-20002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-20002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-20002 being exploited?