Improper Input Validation Affecting wordpress package, versions <3.6.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WORDPRESS-1563914
  • published12 Sept 2013
  • disclosed12 Sept 2013

Introduced: 12 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-5738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wordpress to version 3.6.1+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1