CVEvulnerability
CVE-2013-5738
4.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2013-09-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The get_allowed_mime_types function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for uploads of .htm and .html files, which might make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted file.
Affected configurations
• wordpress wordpress (<= 3.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1 Vendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757 www.debian.org
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1 Vendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757 www.debian.org