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CVE-2019-8943

WordPress through 5.0.3 allows Path Traversal in wp_crop_image().

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 2 proofs of concept on GitHub, 1 Nuclei template

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-46511, EDB-46662

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 13

Exploit-DB

blog.ripstech.com

securityfocus.com

packetstormsecurity.com

rapid7.com

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates

GitHub · hadrian3689/wordpress_cropimage

GitHub · oussama-rahali/CVE-2019-8943