CVE-2019-8942
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 20, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 19, 2019
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222
- 46511exploit
- 107088vdb-entry
- https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
- DSA-4401vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190331 [SECURITY] [DLA 1742-1] wordpress security updatemailing-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
- 46662exploit
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