CVE-2015-10138 is a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Work The Flow File Upload plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 2.5.2. The flaw stems from a lack of file type validation in the plugin's server and test files, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise including remote code execution. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available, including a Metasploit module, and it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lynton_reed:work_the_flow_file_upload:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.