WordPress CVE-2019-8943 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:107089

CVE-2019-8943 |

Info

WordPress CVE-2019-8943 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 107089
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2019-8943
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 19 2019 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 19 2019 12:00AM
Credit: Simon Scannell
Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 5.0.3
WordPress WordPress 5.0.2
WordPress WordPress 4.9.9
WordPress WordPress 4.9.8
WordPress WordPress 4.9.7
WordPress WordPress 4.9.6
WordPress WordPress 4.9.5
WordPress WordPress 4.9.2
WordPress WordPress 4.9.1
WordPress WordPress 4.8.3
WordPress WordPress 4.8.2
WordPress WordPress 4.8.1
WordPress WordPress 4.7.4
WordPress WordPress 4.7.2
WordPress WordPress 4.7.1
WordPress WordPress 4.6.1
WordPress WordPress 4.5.2
WordPress WordPress 4.5.1
WordPress WordPress 4.5
WordPress WordPress 4.4.1
WordPress WordPress 4.4
WordPress WordPress 4.2.4
WordPress WordPress 4.2.3
WordPress WordPress 4.2.2
WordPress WordPress 4.2.1
WordPress WordPress 4.1.2
WordPress WordPress 4.1.1
WordPress WordPress 4.1
WordPress WordPress 3.9.2
WordPress WordPress 3.9.1
WordPress WordPress 3.9
WordPress WordPress 3.8.2
WordPress WordPress 3.8.1
WordPress WordPress 3.7.4
WordPress WordPress 3.7.1
WordPress WordPress 3.6.1
WordPress WordPress 3.6
WordPress WordPress 3.5.2
WordPress WordPress 3.5.1
WordPress WordPress 3.3.2
WordPress WordPress 3.2.2
WordPress WordPress 3.1.4
WordPress WordPress 3.1.3
WordPress WordPress 3.1.2
WordPress WordPress 3.1.1
WordPress WordPress 3.0.5
WordPress WordPress 3.0.4
WordPress WordPress 3.0.3
WordPress WordPress 3.0.2
WordPress WordPress 2.9.2
WordPress WordPress 2.9.1
WordPress WordPress 2.8.6
WordPress WordPress 2.8.5
WordPress WordPress 2.8.4
WordPress WordPress 2.8.3
WordPress WordPress 2.8.2
WordPress WordPress 2.8.1
WordPress WordPress 2.6.5
WordPress WordPress 2.6.2
WordPress WordPress 2.6.1
WordPress WordPress 2.5.1
WordPress WordPress 2.3.3
WordPress WordPress 2.3.2
WordPress WordPress 2.3.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.11
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10
WordPress WordPress 2.0.7
WordPress WordPress 2.0.6
WordPress WordPress 2.0.5
WordPress WordPress 2.0.4
WordPress WordPress 2.0.3
WordPress WordPress 2.0.2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0
WordPress WordPress 1.5.2
WordPress WordPress 1.5.1 .3
WordPress WordPress 1.5.1 .2
WordPress WordPress 1.5.1
WordPress WordPress 1.5
WordPress WordPress 1.3.1
WordPress WordPress 1.2.2
WordPress WordPress 1.2.1
WordPress WordPress 1.2
WordPress WordPress 0.71
WordPress WordPress 0.7
WordPress WordPress 0.6.2
WordPress WordPress 5.0.1
WordPress WordPress 5.0
WordPress WordPress 4.9
WordPress WordPress 4.7.5
WordPress WordPress 4.7.3
WordPress WordPress 4.7
WordPress WordPress 4.6
WordPress WordPress 4.5.3
WordPress WordPress 4.4.2
WordPress WordPress 4.3.1
WordPress WordPress 4.3
WordPress WordPress 4.2
WordPress WordPress 4.0.1
WordPress WordPress 4.0
WordPress WordPress 3.9.3
WordPress WordPress 3.9
WordPress WordPress 3.8.5
WordPress WordPress 3.8.4
WordPress WordPress 3.8.3
WordPress WordPress 3.8
WordPress WordPress 3.7.5
WordPress WordPress 3.7
WordPress WordPress 3.6
WordPress WordPress 3.5.0
WordPress WordPress 3.5
WordPress WordPress 3.4.2
WordPress WordPress 3.4.1
WordPress WordPress 3.4.0
WordPress WordPress 3.4
WordPress WordPress 3.3.3
WordPress WordPress 3.3.1
WordPress WordPress 3.3
WordPress WordPress 3.2.1
WordPress WordPress 3.2
WordPress WordPress 3.1
WordPress WordPress 3.0.6
WordPress WordPress 3.0.1
WordPress WordPress 2.9.1.1
WordPress WordPress 2.9
WordPress WordPress 2.8.5.2
WordPress WordPress 2.8.5.1
WordPress WordPress 2.8
WordPress WordPress 2.7.1
WordPress WordPress 2.7
WordPress WordPress 2.6.3
WordPress WordPress 2.6
WordPress WordPress 2.5
WordPress WordPress 2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2.0
WordPress WordPress 2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.9
WordPress WordPress 2.0.8
WordPress WordPress 1.6.2
WordPress WordPress 1.6
WordPress WordPress 1.5.1.1
WordPress WordPress 1.5
WordPress WordPress 1.4
WordPress WordPress 1.3.3
WordPress WordPress 1.3.2
WordPress WordPress 1.3
WordPress WordPress 1.2.5
WordPress WordPress 1.2.4
WordPress WordPress 1.2.3
WordPress WordPress 1.1.1
WordPress WordPress 1.0.2
WordPress WordPress 1.0.1
WordPress WordPress 0.72
WordPress WordPress 0.711
WordPress WordPress 0.71
WordPress WordPress 0.7
WordPress WordPress 0.6.2.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress CVE-2019-8943 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Remote attackers may use a specially crafted request with directory-traversal sequences ('../') to retrieve sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This may aid in further attacks.

WordPress 5.0.3 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WordPress CVE-2019-8943 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

WordPress CVE-2019-8943 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

WordPress CVE-2019-8943 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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