CVE-2013-5738

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-09-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

WordPress: through 3.6

References

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322
http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757

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