CVE-2013-5739 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.6.1 http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/25322 http://wordpress.org/news/2013/09/wordpress-3-6-1/ http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2757