CVE-2019-8943 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 92.6% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
WordPress through 5.0.3 allows Path Traversal in wp_crop_image(). An attacker (who has privileges to crop an image) can write the output image to an arbitrary directory via a filename containing two image extensions and ../ sequences, such as a filename ending with the .jpg?/../../file.jpg substring.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 92.64% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Core 5.0.0 - Crop-image Shell Upload (Metasploit) | 2019-04-05 |
| exploit-db | WordPress Core 5.0 - Remote Code Execution | 2019-03-01 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089
- https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
- 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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089
- https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/
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