Name: CVE-2019-8943: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-8943, CWE-22, Metasploit Module, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.93904

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Feb 20, 2019
Wordpress	—	No fixes or workaround suggested by the vendor	Feb 27, 2019	Feb 19, 2019

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CVSS Details

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