---
id: CVE-2012-20002
title: >-
  TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0 Path Traversal via
  download-image.php
summary: >-
  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-im…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: James Charlesworth
product: TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery
affected:
  - tinymce_thumbnail_gallery >= 0.10 < 1.1.0
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T20:31:18.351Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-20002'
references:
  - url: 'https://packetstorm.news/files/id/113417/'
    label: Packet Storm 113417
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19022'
    label: EDB-19022
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a49b023-c1c9-4cc4-a2fd-af5f911bb400'
    label: WPScan Advisory
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-tinymce-lfi.yaml
    label: Nuclei Template
  - url: 'https://wordpress.org/plugins/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery/'
    label: WordPress Download Page
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tinymce-thumbnail-gallery-wordpress-plugin-1.1.0-path-traversal-via-download-image-php
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: TinyMCE Thumbnail Gallery WordPress Plugin < 1.1.0
      Path Traversal via download-image.php
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T21:19:21.267Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `tinymce_thumbnail_gallery >= 0.10 < 1.1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.