WordPress CVEs

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

• WordPress core
  Confirmed match
  Up to and including 2.8.5

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

• n/a n/a — Versions not specified
• wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 2.8.5

References

• archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0142.html Broken Link
• archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0149.html Broken Link
• archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0153.html Broken Link
• core.trac.wordpress.org http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/37332 Third Party Advisory
• wordpress.org http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
• www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• www.openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• www.osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/59958 Broken Link
• nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record