CVE-2019-8942 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting WordPress versions before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1. It allows an attacker with author privileges to upload a crafted image containing PHP code in its Exif metadata, leveraging a flaw in how _wp_attached_file Post Meta entries are handled. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit modules and ExploitDB, and it has a very high EPSS score, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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