CVE-2019-8943

high-risk
Published 2019-02-20

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.

Do I need to act?

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93.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
46662, 46511
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Wordpress

References (14)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upl...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Executio...
Exploit http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089
Exploit https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upl...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Executio...
Exploit http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089
Exploit https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal