National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-3890

Overview

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

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20091116 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20091115 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20091115 CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 59958

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/59958

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 37332

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/37332

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122

Hyperlink:http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20091112 Re: WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0153.html

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20091112 Re: WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0149.html

External Source: FULLDISC

Name: 20091111 WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0142.html