Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress <= 2.14.16 — Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read
CVE-2025-12137Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.14.16Update to 2.14.17 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.9
- CVSS
- 4.9CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat 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:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- 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≤ 2.14.16
- Patched in2.14.17
Update to 2.14.17 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.14.16. Version 2.14.17 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 2.14.17, 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 Jonas Benjamin Friedli.
The Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.14.16. This is due to the plugin's REST API endpoint accepting arbitrary absolute file paths without proper validation in the 'attach_file()' function when handling 'file_local' actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server's filesystem, including sensitive configuration files and system files via the 'local_url' parameter.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress
All 6| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Information Exposure <2.14.23Update to 2.14.23 | CVE-2026-14925 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Information Exposure ≤2.14.17Update to 2.14.18 | CVE-2025-12894 | |
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory ≤2.14.5Update to 2.14.6 | CVE-2024-13562 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery ≤2.13.0Update to 2.13.1 | CVE-2023-7253 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload ≤2.4.5Update to 2.4.6 | CVE-2022-1273 |
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Information Exposure
<2.14.23Update to 2.14.23
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Information Exposure
≤2.14.17Update to 2.14.18
- High7.5Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory
≤2.14.5Update to 2.14.6
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery
≤2.13.0Update to 2.13.1
- High7.2Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
≤2.4.5Update to 2.4.6
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.9
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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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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