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CVE-2019-8943

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 20, 2019
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-22
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Up to and including 5.0.3

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Up to and including 5.0.3

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.rapid7.com http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • blog.ripstech.com https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • www.exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/ Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record