CVE-2009-3890

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3890
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2009-3890.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2009-3890
Published
2009-11-17T18:30:00Z
Modified
2025-02-21T05:00:06Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the wpcheckfiletype 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}