VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-5738
The get_allowed_mime_types function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for uploads of .htm and .html files, which might make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The get_allowed_mime_types function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for uploads of .htm and .html files, which might make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.36% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1Vendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1Vendor Advisory
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.