Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, when the Apache HTTP Server is used, authors could upload crafted files that bypass intended MIME type restrictions, leading to XSS, as demonstrated by a .jpg file without JPEG data.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 ↗
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ ↗
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 ↗
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175 ↗
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a ↗
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 ↗
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html ↗
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ ↗