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 privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image containing PHP code in the Exif metadata. Exploitation can leverage CVE-2019-8943.

• CWE-434

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

Published

Feb 20, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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