Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress <= 2.13.0 — Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery
CVE-2023-7253Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.13.0Update to 2.13.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.5
- CVSS
- 5.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-918 SSRF
- 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≤ 2.13.0
- Patched in2.13.1
Update to 2.13.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.13.0. Version 2.13.1 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 2.13.1, 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 Mr Empy.
The Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.13.0 via the /wp-json/iwp/v1/importer/$IMPORTERID/upload REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
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 medium, CVSS 5.5
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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