CVE-2012-4919Network attack vector

Unauthenticated code execution via unsanitized load parameter

Published Jan 22, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Remote file inclusion in Gallery for WordPress 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through the load parameter. The update_order.php script fails to sanitize the load value before using it in a PHP file-inclusion operation, allowing an attacker-controlled remote resource to execute in the server context. No authentication or user interaction is required, but PHP must permit remote URL inclusion; successful exploitation enables arbitrary file reads and server-side code execution.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability2.86%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote file inclusion in Gallery for WordPress 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through the load parameter. The update_order.php script fails to sanitize the load value before using it in a PHP file-inclusion operation, allowing an attacker-controlled remote resource to execute in the server context. No authentication or user interaction is required, but PHP must permit remote URL inclusion; successful exploitation enables arbitrary file reads and server-side code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2012-4919
Published
Jan 22, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Gallery Project
Product
Gallery
Classifications
CWE-829, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 22, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Gallery Project · Galleryversion=1.4

Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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