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

Published 2021-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Learndash
Learndash Lms — versions 2.5.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2018/01/10/17 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
wpscan.com/vulnerability/9444f67b-8e3d-4cf0-b319-ed25e7db383a (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

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.