CVE - CVE-2019-8942

CVE-ID
CVE-2019-8942	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:107088 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088 DEBIAN:DSA-4401 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 EXPLOIT-DB:46511 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/ EXPLOIT-DB:46662 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/ MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html MISC:http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce MISC:https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/ MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20190331 [SECURITY] [DLA 1742-1] wordpress security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20190219	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20190219)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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