What is CVE-2018-25019?

CVE-2018-25019 is a high-severity vulnerability in Learndash, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-25019?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-25019 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Learndash

CVE-2018-25019

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

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.015 (72.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Learndash
Unknown Learndash Lms — versions 2.5.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25019?: CVE-2018-25019 is a high-severity vulnerability in Learndash, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-25019?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-25019 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.