{
    "id": "CVE-2019-8942",
    "published": "2019-02-20 03:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:42:49",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-434",
    "description": "WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1 allows remote code execution because an _wp_attached_file Post Meta entry can be changed to an arbitrary string, such as one ending with a .jpg?file.php substring. An attacker with author privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image containing PHP code in the Exif metadata. Exploitation can leverage CVE-2019-8943.",
    "epss_score": "0.82736",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99660",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:23:52",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46662",
            "title": "WordPress Core 5.0.0 - Crop-image Shell Upload (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-04-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46511",
            "title": "WordPress Core 5.0 - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2019-03-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088",
        "https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088",
        "https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/"
    ]
}