Changeset 44011

Timestamp:

12/12/2018 11:45:16 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

jeremyfelt

Message:

Media: Improve verification of MIME file types.

Merges [43988] to the 3.8 branch.

Location:

branches/3.8

Files:

• . (modified) (1 prop)
• src/wp-includes/functions.php (modified) (1 diff)

branches/3.8/src/wp-includes/functions.php

@@ -1969 +1969 @@
             }
         }
-    } elseif ( function_exists( 'finfo_file' ) ) {
-        // Use finfo_file if available to validate non-image files.
+    }
+
+    // Validate files that didn't get validated during previous checks.
+    if ( $type && ! $real_mime && extension_loaded( 'fileinfo' ) ) {
         $finfo = finfo_open( FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE );
         $real_mime = finfo_file( $finfo, $file );
         finfo_close( $finfo );
 
-        // If the extension does not match the file's real type, return false.
-        if ( $real_mime !== $type ) {
+        // fileinfo often misidentifies obscure files as one of these types
+        $nonspecific_types = array(
+            'application/octet-stream',
+            'application/encrypted',
+            'application/CDFV2-encrypted',
+            'application/zip',
+        );
+
+        /*
+         * If $real_mime doesn't match the content type we're expecting from the file's extension,
+         * we need to do some additional vetting. Media types and those listed in $nonspecific_types are
+         * allowed some leeway, but anything else must exactly match the real content type.
+         */
+        if ( in_array( $real_mime, $nonspecific_types, true ) ) {
+            // File is a non-specific binary type. That's ok if it's a type that generally tends to be binary.
+            if ( !in_array( substr( $type, 0, strcspn( $type, '/' ) ), array( 'application', 'video', 'audio' ) ) ) {
+                $type = $ext = false;
+            }
+        } elseif ( 0 === strpos( $real_mime, 'video/' ) || 0 === strpos( $real_mime, 'audio/' ) ) {
+            /*
+             * For these types, only the major type must match the real value.
+             * This means that common mismatches are forgiven: application/vnd.apple.numbers is often misidentified as application/zip,
+             * and some media files are commonly named with the wrong extension (.mov instead of .mp4)
+             */
+
+            if ( substr( $real_mime, 0, strcspn( $real_mime, '/' ) ) !== substr( $type, 0, strcspn( $type, '/' ) ) ) {
+                $type = $ext = false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ( $type !== $real_mime ) {
+                /*
+                 * Everything else including image/* and application/*: 
+                 * If the real content type doesn't match the file extension, assume it's dangerous.
+                 */
+                $type = $ext = false;
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    // The mime type must be allowed 
+    if ( $type ) {
+        $allowed = get_allowed_mime_types();
+
+        if ( ! in_array( $type, $allowed ) ) {
             $type = $ext = false;
         }