WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin before 3.6.9 is not properly filtering which file extensions are allowed to be imported on the server, which could allow administrators in multi-site WordPress installations to upload arbitrary files
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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-2022-02509 WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Directory traversal via file uploadPriority HIGH 65
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qff8-jrqx-8xjm
References
More Soflyy Wp All Import vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02509 WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Directory traversal via file upload 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-2022-3418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qff8-jrqx-8xjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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