CVE-2015-10138: 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…

PriorityP275critical9.8CVSS 3.1

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EXPLOIT

EPSS

2.43%

82.1th percentile

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
lynton_reed	work_the_flow_file_upload	<= 2.5.2	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

pathwp-content/plugins/work-the-flow-file-upload/assets/jQuery-File-Upload-9.5.0/server/↗

versionWork The Flow File Upload <= 2.5.2↗

→Monitor for unauthenticated file uploads to the jQuery-File-Upload server/test endpoints within the Work The Flow plugin directory; any uploaded PHP files to these paths indicate active exploitation. ↗
→A public Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability targeting WordPress Work The Flow plugin 2.5.2; correlate web server logs for POST requests to the plugin's upload endpoints followed by GET requests to the uploaded file path. ↗

·The vulnerability is present only in Work The Flow File Upload plugin versions up to and including 2.5.2; sites running patched/updated versions are not affected. ↗
·Exploitation requires no authentication, meaning any unauthenticated HTTP client can trigger the upload endpoint — no session or privilege escalation step is needed prior to exploitation. ↗

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