WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress 3.7-5.0 (except 4.9.9) - Authenticated Code Execution

Description

An attacker with author privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image containing PHP code in the Exif metadata.

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.19
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.19
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.20
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.20
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.21
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.21
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.19
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.22
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.22
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.20
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.19
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.19
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.23
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.23
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.21
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.20
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.20
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.21
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.21
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.22
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.24
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.24
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.19
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.22
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.22
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.23
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.25
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.25
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
3.7.26
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.26
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.24
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.23
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.23
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.20
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.14
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
3.7.27
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.27
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.25
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.24
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.24
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.21
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.15
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
5.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.6.13
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.5.16
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.4.17
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.3.18
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.2.22
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.1.25
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
4.0.25
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.9.26
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.8.28
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1
3.7.28
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1

References

CVE
CVE-2019-8942
CVE
CVE-2019-8943
URL
https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/
URL
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce

Classification

Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
A1: Injection
CWE
CWE-94
CVSS
8.8 (high)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Simon Scannell (RIPS Technologies)
Submitter
Ryan Dewhurst
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
1a693e57-f99c-4df6-93dd-0cdc92fd0526

Timeline

Publicly Published
2019-02-19 (about 5 years ago)
Added
2019-02-28 (about 5 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 3 years ago)

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