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.
Published 2009-11-17 18:30:00
Updated 2017-11-21 18:10:55
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute code

Threat overview for CVE-2009-3890

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2009-3890 2
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3890

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.26%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 85 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-3890

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.8
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-3890

  • The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-3890

Products affected by CVE-2009-3890

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