CVE-2009-3890
WordPress < 2.8.5 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Multiple-Extension Filename Upload
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3890. PoCs published by Dawid Golunski.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress <= 2.8.5, allowing arbitrary PHP code execution by uploading a file with a '.php.jpg' extension, bypassing MIME type checks due to Apache's handling of multiple extensions.
Description
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in WordPress <= 2.8.5, allowing arbitrary PHP code execution by uploading a file with a '.php.jpg' extension, bypassing MIME type checks due to Apache's handling of multiple extensions.