CVE-2011-3129 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The file upload functionality in WordPress 3.1 before 3.1.3 and 3.2 before Beta 2, when running "on hosts with dangerous security settings," has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to dangerous filenames.

Published: 2011-08-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:3.2:beta1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2670-1	wordpress security update
EUVD	EUVD-2011-3097	The file upload functionality in WordPress 3.1 before 3.1.3 and 3.2 before Beta 2, when running "on hosts with dangerous security settings," has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to dangerous filenames.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00612.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
http://wordpress.org/news/2011/05/wordpress-3-1-3/
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47995

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-08-10T21:16:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.535Z

Reserved: 2011-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3129

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-08-10T21:55:02.313

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3129

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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