CVE-2013-5739

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-09-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

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.

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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