CVE-2013-5738
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD
The get_allowed_mime_types function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 3.6.1 does not require the unfiltered_html capability for uploads of .htm and .html files, which might make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-5575)
- Published
- September 12, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5575 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- wordpress / wordpress
References
- http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1(Vendor Advisory)
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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