VDB
CVE-2009-3890
CVE-2009-3890
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 8.73% · 95.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6
EPSS Score
8.73%
95.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| wordpress | wordpress | 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 11, 2009 PoC Published
- Nov 17, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- 37332 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20091116 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6 mailing-list
- 20091112 Re: WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution mailing-list
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122 url
- 20091112 Re: WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20091115 CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6 mailing-list
- 20091111 WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution mailing-list
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/ url
- [oss-security] 20091115 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6 mailing-list
- 59958 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3890 advisory
- http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release url