CVE-2015-10138 Work The Flow File Upload <= 2.5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload
Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via missing validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-10138?
CVE-2015-10138 is a critical vulnerability in lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload, published on 19 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-10138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lyntonreed Work the Flow File Upload.
How do I fix CVE-2015-10138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-10138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-10138 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-10138 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp8h-xgpv-mj82.