CVE-2019-8942

Published Feb 20, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 82.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1742-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4401-1 wordpress security update
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:31 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 20, 2019, 3:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:42 AM