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WordPress 5.0.0 Remote Code Execution

The research chains WordPress post-meta overwrite, image-editor path traversal, and theme template inclusion into authenticated RCE. An author can redirect image processing into the active theme and plant PHP in a crafted image; the article covers Imagick metadata and GD pixel techniques, affected versions, and patch interactions.

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Simon Scannell
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