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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.

  • Published: Feb 20, 2019
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2019-8942
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
WordPress / wordpress - 4.9.9
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-rc1 5.0-rc1.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-rc2 5.0-rc2.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-rc3 5.0-rc3.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-beta1 5.0-beta1.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-beta2 5.0-beta2.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-beta3 5.0-beta3.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-beta4 5.0-beta4.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0-beta5 5.0-beta5.x
WordPress / wordpress 5.0 5.0.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x