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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-8942 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/ CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-8942
NVD Published Date:
02/19/2019
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE