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● CVE — High

CVE-2019-8942

Vendordebian, wordpressProductdebian linux, wordpressDiscoveredFeb 20, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

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.

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CVSS v3.1
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
82.7%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.00pp
82.7% → 82.7% over 9 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 20, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024
Public PoC (5)
github.com/brianwrf/WordPress_4.9.8_RCE_POCgithub.com/synacktiv/CVE-2019-8942github.com/synod2/WP_CROP_RCEgithub.com/tuannq2299/CVE-2019-8942github.com/SpeatX/WordPress-RCE-CVE-2019-8942
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.