Path traversal in Post Export Import with Media WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Post Export Import with Media plugin for WordPress by wpazleen is vulnerable to path traversal (CWE-22) in all versions up to and including 1.17.2 via the 'theme_slug' parameter. An authenticated attacker with administrator access or higher can perform actions on files outside the originally intended directory. Exploitation requires the peiwm_enable_admin_download_buttons feature to be enabled in the plugin settings.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Post Export Import with Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.2 via the 'theme_slug' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory. Exploitation requires the peiwm_enable_admin_download_buttons feature to be enabled in the plugin settings.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Post Export Import with Media.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110268
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-4rjp-9x4j-xqhv
References
Other 11
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/061b1f95-26da-4d1a-9e0a-6f83adf56d2e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L360
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L360
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L357
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L357
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/post-export-import-with-media/trunk/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3749775/post-export-import-with-media/trunk/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php
More wpazleen vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-83523 Arbitrary file upload in SimpleForm WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-73817 SimpleForm Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via wp_capabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-11366 Unrestricted file upload in wpazleen Post Export Import with Media CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-73821 Post Export Import with Media: Authenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-70261 Path traversal in Post Export Import with Media allows file reads CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-110268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4rjp-9x4j-xqhv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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