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CVE-2013-5738

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.

Published

2013-09-12T13:30:13.533

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	≤ 3.6	Yes

References

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757 ([email protected])
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)