What is CVE-2013-5739?

CVE-2013-5739 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-09-12.

Is CVE-2013-5739 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wordpress

CVE-2013-5739

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.018 (75.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wordpress
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5739?: CVE-2013-5739 is a vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-09-12.
Is CVE-2013-5739 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.