CVE-2019-8943

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.

CVSS v3.1

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0

4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

92.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-22

Published

2019-02-20

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (8)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
• brianwrf/WordPress_4.9.8_RCE_POC73★ · 2019-03-18
• dkohli23/WordPressLab7and80★ · 2021-05-23
• oussama-rahali/CVE-2019-894324★ · 2021-02-02
• ret2x-tools/poc-wordpress-5.0.00★ · 2023-12-26
• v0lck3r/CVE-2019-894324★ · 2021-02-02

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-8943.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_crop_rce.rb

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-4010
• CVE-2017-12611
• CVE-2017-7494
• CVE-2017-8917
• CVE-2018-11761
• CVE-2018-11776