What is CVE-2015-10138?

CVE-2015-10138 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2015-10138?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-10138 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload

CVE-2015-10138

The Work The Flow File Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the jQuery-File-Upload-9.5.0 server and test files in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it pos…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.793 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-10138?: CVE-2015-10138 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2015-10138?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-10138 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.