CVE-2018-25019
LearnDash < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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
- Record
CVE-2018-25019- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LearnDash < 2.5.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
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
- Record
CVE-2018-25019- Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13800 No score
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
- Record
EUVD-2018-13800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvx7-4gw3-r3mv No score
The LearnDash LMS WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not have any authorisation and validation of...
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
- Record
GHSA-vvx7-4gw3-r3mv- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-25019 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Learndash, published November 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.