CVE-2013-5739

Publication date 12 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The default configuration of WordPress before 3.6.1 does not prevent uploads of .swf and .exe files, which might make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted file, related to the get_allowed_mime_types function in wp-includes/functions.php.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wordpress	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	13.04 raring	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
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Other references

http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5739