# CVE-2012-3814: File upload in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading malicious files to the Font Uploader WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf7f-8qfr-vcg6

## What is CVE-2012-3814?

CVE-2012-3814 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in font-upload.php in the Font Uploader plugin 1.2.4 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3814?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pippin Williamson Font Uploader.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3814?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3814 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-3814 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3814 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin Font Uploader 1.2.4 - Arbitrary File Upload (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3814 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3814 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jun 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3814 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3814/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3814/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3814
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3814
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3814

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