Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.142030
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	WordPress RCE Vulnerability CVE-2019-8942 (Windows)
Summary:	WordPress allows remote code execution because an _wp_attached_file Post Meta;entry can be changed to an arbitrary string, such as one ending with a .jpg?file.php substring. An attacker with;author privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image containing PHP code in the Exif;metadata. Exploitation can leverage CVE-2019-8943.
Description:	Summary: WordPress allows remote code execution because an _wp_attached_file Post Meta entry can be changed to an arbitrary string, such as one ending with a .jpg?file.php substring. An attacker with author privileges can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted image containing PHP code in the Exif metadata. Exploitation can leverage CVE-2019-8943. Affected Software/OS: WordPress prior version 4.9.9 and 5.0.1. Solution: Update to version 4.9.9, 5.0.1 or later. CVSS Score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 107088 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-8942 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107088 Debian Security Information: DSA-4401 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46511/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46662/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/ https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9222 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00044.html
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