vulnerability
Arch Linux: Directory traversal (CVE-2019-8943)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Feb 20, 2019 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 20, 2019
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2019-8943
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-8943
- URL-http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html
- URL-http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- URL-http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089
- URL-https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201903-10
- URL-https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/
- URL-https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/
- CWE-22
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