CVE-2019-25138 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the usp_check_images function in versions up to, and including, 20190312. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05497.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Plugin-planet	User Submitted Posts

Configuration 1 [-]

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References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nintechnet.com/arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-user-submitted-posts-plugin/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-submitted-posts/#developers
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5a97877b-fb4d-4e87-bcff-56be65fee6ce?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		User Submitted Posts <= 20190312 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-07T01:51:22.056Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:55:09.987Z

Reserved: 2023-06-06T12:45:09.229Z

Link: CVE-2019-25138

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T03:00:19.259Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:09.963

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:02.990

Link: CVE-2019-25138

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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