Unscored severity · published Nov 17, 2009
CVE-2009-3890
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the wp_check_filetype function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 2.8.6, when a certain configuration of the mod_mime…
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CVSS
8.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the wp_check_filetype function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 2.8.6, when a certain configuration of the mod_mime module in the Apache HTTP Server is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by posting an attachment with a multiple-extension filename, and then accessing this attachment via a direct request to a wp-content/uploads/ pathname, as demonstrated by a .php.jpg filename.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.4% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 2.8.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3890
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3890
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0142.html
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0149.html
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0153.html
Issue Tracking
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37332
Patch
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
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