CVE-2019-8943
🗓️ 20 Feb 2019 03:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 3 Media mentions👁 321 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WordPress Core 5.0 - Remote Code Execution Exploit | 8 Mar 201900:00 | – | zdt |
| WordPress 5.0.0 crop-image Shell Upload Exploit | 5 Apr 201900:00 | – | zdt |
 | Exploit for Out-of-bounds Write in Libgd | 5 Mar 201910:25 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Wordpress | 22 May 202616:36 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Wordpress | 5 May 202116:23 | – | githubexploit |
 | Wordpress Post Meta Entry RCE | 20 Feb 201900:00 | – | attackerkb |
 | [ASA-201903-10] wordpress: directory traversal | 18 Mar 201900:00 | – | archlinux |
 | CVE-2019-8943 | 1 Mar 201908:59 | – | circl |
 | WordPress path traversal vulnerability (CNVD-2019-31837) | 20 Feb 201900:00 | – | cnvd |
 | WordPress Core Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-8943) | 5 Jul 202000:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories |
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| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| action | request body | wp-admin/async-upload.php | Upload of image via Ajax which can be followed by path traversal in attached file path. | CWE-22 |
| _wpnonce | request body | wp-admin/async-upload.php | Upload of image via Ajax which can be followed by path traversal in attached file path. | CWE-22 |
| name | request body | wp-admin/async-upload.php | Upload of image via Ajax which can be followed by path traversal in attached file path. | CWE-22 |
| _wp_attached_file | request body | wp-admin/async-upload.php | Upload of image via Ajax which can be followed by path traversal in attached file path. | CWE-22 |
| _wpnonce | request body | wp-admin/post.php | Modify post to set attached file path, enabling path traversal to trick WordPress into using arbitrary directories. | CWE-22 |
| action | request body | wp-admin/post.php | Modify post to set attached file path, enabling path traversal to trick WordPress into using arbitrary directories. | CWE-22 |
| post_ID | request body | wp-admin/post.php | Modify post to set attached file path, enabling path traversal to trick WordPress into using arbitrary directories. | CWE-22 |
| meta_input[_wp_attached_file] | request body | wp-admin/post.php | Modify post to set attached file path, enabling path traversal to trick WordPress into using arbitrary directories. | CWE-22 |
| post_title | request body | wp-admin/post.php | Modify post to set attached file path, enabling path traversal to trick WordPress into using arbitrary directories. | CWE-22 |
| post_name | request body | wp-admin/post.php | Modify post to set attached file path, enabling path traversal to trick WordPress into using arbitrary directories. | CWE-22 |
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17 Jun 2026 02:42Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 24
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.92642