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CVE-2019-8943

VendorwordpressProductwordpressDiscoveredFeb 20, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

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.

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CVSS v3.1
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
92.0%
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 → Oct 22, 2026
▼ 0.66pp
92.6% → 92.0% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 20, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024
Public PoC (2)
github.com/oussama-rahali/CVE-2019-8943github.com/hadrian3689/wordpress_cropimage
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.