CVE-2019-8942
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-8942 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-02-20 03:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-434
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.0 | rc3 | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4401-1 wordpress | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| WordPress 3.7-5.0 (except 4.9.9) - Authenticated Code Execution | MISC | wpvulndb.com | Third Party Advisory |
| WordPress Core 5.0 - Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| WordPress 5.0.0 Remote Code Execution | MISC | blog.ripstech.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| WordPress Crop-image Shell Upload | MISC | www.rapid7.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| WordPress CVE-2019-8942 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| WordPress 5.0.0 crop-image Shell Upload ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| WordPress Core 5.0.0 - Crop-image Shell Upload (Metasploit) - PHP remote Exploit | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1742-1] wordpress security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.