Import WP – Import and Export WordPress data to XML or CSV files <= 2.4.5 — Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2022-1273Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.4.5Update to 2.4.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-434 Arbitrary File Upload
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress jc-importer
- Affected≤ 2.4.5
- Patched in2.4.6
Update to 2.4.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.4.5. Version 2.4.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.4.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to ericfrank900528.
The Import WP – Import and Export WordPress data to XML or CSV files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file upload via high level authenticated users in versions up to, and including, 2.4.5.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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