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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-11-17T18:00:00Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2009-3890

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2017-11-21T18:10:54.840

Link: CVE-2009-3890

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