CVE-2019-8942
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8942
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 5.0.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.