CVE-2013-5739

low
Published 2013-09-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.5
VIR risk
3.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5739

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.6.1+dfsg-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.6.1+dfsg-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.6.1+dfsg-1
debian debiansidfixed3.6.1+dfsg-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.6.1+dfsg-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
wordpresswordpress{"endIncluding":"3.6"}

References

CWEs

CWE-79

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.