WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Remote Image Import

Description

The plugin does not validate the type, extension or content of files it retrieves from a user-supplied URL during import, allowing users granted its import permission to store arbitrary files, including executable ones, on the server and achieve remote code execution.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 3.9.33

References

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Original Researcher
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Submitter
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-14 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-09-14 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-14 (about 2 days ago)

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