Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2019-8942
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 privile…
EPSS: 0.934 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222 (x_refsource_MISC)
- 46511 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- 107088 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- DSA-4401 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190331 [SECURITY] [DLA 1742-1] wordpress security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.ht… (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce (x_refsource_MISC)
- 46662 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8942?
- CVE-2019-8942 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2019-02-20.
- Is CVE-2019-8942 known to be exploited?
- 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.