CVE-2019-8943
MEDIUM NUCLEIWordpress < 5.0.3 - Path Traversal
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
Exploits (6)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotephp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662
nomisec
WORKING POC
24 stars
by oussama-rahali · poc
https://github.com/oussama-rahali/CVE-2019-8943
metasploit
WORKING POC
EXCELLENT
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_crop_rce.rb
Nuclei Templates (1)
WordPress Core 5.0.0 - Crop-image Shell Upload
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby sttlr
Shodan:
http.component:"wordpress" || cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress"
FOFA:
body="oembed" && body="wp-"
References (7)
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.9389
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress
< 5.0.3
Published
Feb 20, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026