CVE-2019-8943 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089 https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5