KEV Entry

CVE-2019-8942

Known Exploited Vulnerability Entry KEVIntel

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Entry Details
Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2019-8942

2026-07-30 10:42 UTC

Timestamps

2026-07-30

2026-07-30

Scope

WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1 allows remote code execution because an _wp_attached_file Post Meta entry can be changed to an... | Affected: WordPress / WordPress | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.82736 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

References
  • {'id': 'CVE-2019-8942', 'url': 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8942'}
  • {'id': 'kevintel', 'url': 'https://kevintel.com/CVE-2019-8942'}

250f151a-3762-4e7f-a8a6-e61e94d5c01c

KEVIntel
caeb2787-0d58-4236-9039-7c86c3e566f3

2026-07-30 11:00 UTC

2026-07-30 11:00 UTC

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
public_report kevintel successful_exploitation 0.70
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{
  "added_date": "2026-07-30T10:42:00.000Z",
  "ahead_of_cisa_kev": null,
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
  "epss_percentile": 0.99637,
  "epss_score": 0.82736,
  "feed": "KEVIntel (kevintel.com)",
  "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": true,
  "product": "WordPress",
  "title": "WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1 allows remote code execution because an _wp_attached_file Post Meta entry can be changed to an...",
  "used_in_malware": "unknown",
  "vendor": "WordPress"
}
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