CVE-2009-3890 | BDVDB-2026-39299 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37332
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0142.html
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0153.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122
- http://www.osvdb.org/59958
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0149.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.