What is CVE-2019-8293?

CVE-2019-8293 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abcprintf Upload-Image-With-Ajax, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-8293?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Abcprintf Upload-Image-With-Ajax

CVE-2019-8293

Due to a logic error in the code, upload-image-with-ajax v1.0 allows arbitrary files to be uploaded to the web root allowing code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2019-12-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (85.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Abcprintf Upload-Image-With-Ajax — versions 1.0
Abcprintf Upload-Image-With-Ajax — versions v1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/abcprintf/upload-image-with-ajax/commit/71436ba5102010397519d4b25ea5… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/23/2 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8293?: CVE-2019-8293 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abcprintf Upload-Image-With-Ajax, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-8293?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.