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.
Published: 2009-11-17
Score: 6.0 Medium
EPSS: 10.5% Moderate
KEV: No
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:46:39.551Z

Reserved: 2009-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3890

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-17T18:30:00.313

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3890

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