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

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

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

• StellarWP LearnDash LMS: through 2.5.4

References

• https://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2018/01/10/17
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9444f67b-8e3d-4cf0-b319-ed25e7db383a
• https://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2018/01/10/17
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9444f67b-8e3d-4cf0-b319-ed25e7db383a

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