WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Directory traversal via file upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin before 3.6.9 is not validating the paths of files contained in uploaded zip archives, allowing highly privileged users, such as admins, to write arbitrary files to any part of the file system accessible by the web server via a path traversal vector.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress | 3.6.9 to before 3.6.9 | 3.6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress VendorUnknown Affected 3.6.9 to before 3.6.9 Fixed in 3.6.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress (Unknown) Fixed in 3.6.9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress 3.6.9
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-03156 WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCEPriority HIGH 67
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwj8-64xx-fwh9
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Soflyy Wp All Import vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03156 WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2015-07707 The wp-all-import plugin before 3.2.5 for WordPress has blind SQL injection. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-16725 WordPress Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin <= 3.6.7 - Authenticated Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2015-07708 The wp-all-import plugin before 3.2.4 for WordPress has no prevention of unauthenticated requests to adminInit. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-08966 WP All Import Pro <= 4.9.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection via Import File CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-02093 WP All Import < 3.6.8 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2022-2711 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwj8-64xx-fwh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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