CVE-2013-5739

medium

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.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757

http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-09-12

Updated: 2013-09-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium