Work The Flow File Upload <= 2.5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2015-10138
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published March 14, 2015
Last Updated July 19, 2025
Researcher Claudio Viviani, Roberto Soares Espreto
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug work-the-flow-file-upload (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.5.2
Patched Version
  • 2.5.3
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