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Vulnerability · 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 server and test files

Published Jul 19, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Work The Flow File Upload

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-10138. EPSS is 4.24%. Act only if a listed version of Work The Flow File Upload is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.24%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload 0 ≤2.5.2

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload 0 ≤2.5.20 ≤2.5.2

How to fix CVE-2015-10138

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-10138. EPSS is 4.24%. Act only if a listed version of Work The Flow File Upload is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with lynton_reed Work The Flow File Upload 0 ≤2.5.2 0 ≤2.5.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-10138

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-10138

    30-day exploitation probability 4.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2015-9397

    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 up

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_unix/webapp/wp_worktheflow_upload

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131294/

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131512/

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Packet Storm SecurityOct 29, 2026
  • Packet Storm SecurityOct 29, 2026
  • Metasploit ModulesOct 28, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026