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CVE-2013-5739

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2013-10-19 wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2013-5739 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2013-5739
Phase Assigned(20130911)

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

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
CONFIRM http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322
CONFIRM http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/
DEBIAN DSA-2757

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