CVE-2018-25019 LearnDash < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.6%

Published: 2021-11-01 10:45
Updated: 2026-06-17 04:54
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

The LearnDash LMS WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not have any authorisation and validation of the file to be uploaded in the learndash_assignment_process_init() function, which could allow unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files to the web server

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
learndash	<= 2.5.4	No fix listed
wordpress sfwd-lms(WordPress)	< 2.5.4	2.5.4

References

lists.openwall.net exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
wpscan.com exploit third-party-advisory
Wordfence Intelligence third-party-advisory
www.cve.org

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

All scores (3)

v3.1 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.1 7.5 · wordfence
v2.0 5.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.58% (percentile 75.9)
CWE: CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.