Is CVE-2009-3890 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3890 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3890?

CVE-2009-3890 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3890

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 8.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 8.7% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3861)
Published: November 17, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3861 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wordpress / wordpress

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0142.html(Broken Link)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0149.html(Broken Link)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0153.html(Broken Link)
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37332(Third Party Advisory)
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/15/3(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/16/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/59958(Broken Link)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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