Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8943
CVE-2019-8943
Description
WordPress through 5.0.3 allows Path Traversal in wp_crop_image(). An attacker (who has privileges to crop an image) can write the output image to an arbitrary directory via a filename containing two image extensions and ../ sequences, such as a filename ending with the .jpg?/../../file.jpg substring.
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Affected products
34.9.8, 5.0.3+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 4.9.8, 5.0.3
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.0.3
- (no CPE)range: <=5.0.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rcenvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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