CVE-2019-8942

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• WordPress Core 5.0.0 - Crop-image Shell Upload (Metasploit)2019-04-05 · remote · php · Verified
• WordPress Core 5.0 - Remote Code Execution2019-03-01 · webapps · php

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088
• https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222
• https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088
• https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222
• https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/