LearnDash LMS <= 2.5.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

7.5
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2018-25019
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published January 6, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

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

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug sfwd-lms
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.5.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.5.4
Patched Version
  • 2.5.4

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