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WordPress 3.7-5.0 (except 4.9.9) - Authenticated Code Execution

Description

An attacker with author privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image containing PHP code in the Exif metadata.

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.8
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.7.1
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.9
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.9.1
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.7
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.8.2
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.8.3
Fixed in version 5.0.1
3.9.2
Fixed in version 5.0.1
4.0
Fixed in version 5.0.1

References

CVE
CVE-2019-8942
CVE
CVE-2019-8943
URL
https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
URL
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce

Classification

Type

RCE

OWASP top 10
A1: Injection
CWE
CWE-94

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Simon Scannell (RIPS Technologies)

Submitter

Ryan Dewhurst

Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified

No

WPVDB ID
1a693e57-f99c-4df6-93dd-0cdc92fd0526

Timeline

Publicly Published

2019-02-19 (about 3 years ago)

Added

2019-02-28 (about 3 years ago)

Last Updated

2020-09-22 (about 2 years ago)

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