{"cve":"CVE-2019-8943","nvd":{"published":"2019-02-20T03:29:00.297","modified":"2026-06-17T02:42:49.563","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152396/WordPress-5.0.0-crop-image-Shell-Upload.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161213/WordPress-5.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/wp_crop_rce","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107089","https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/wordpress-image-remote-code-execution/"],"products":["wordpress:wordpress"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:54:46.948512734+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-8943","score":0.91985,"percentile":0.9982,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}