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 10.49% · 93.4th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
6
EPSS Score
10.49%
93.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
wordpresswordpress0

Timeline

  • Nov 11, 2009 PoC Published
  • Nov 17, 2009 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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