CVE-2019-8943
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 93.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-8943
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/wordpress—no fix listed
Is CVE-2019-8943 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 93.7%, placing CVE-2019-8943 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |