Is CVE-2019-8943 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-8943 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-8943?

CVE-2019-8943 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-8943?

Patch guidance is available from wordpress security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-8943.

Which products are affected by CVE-2019-8943?

1 product: wordpress wordpress.

CVE-2019-8943 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: WORDPRESS
Published: 2/20/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2019-8943

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