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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-23 | Published 2025-11-01 | Updated 2025-11-03 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 4.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem types

CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2025-10-24:Vendor Notified
2025-10-31:Disclosed

Credits

Jonas Benjamin Friedli finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-06aa-4186-a891-ed4bb0800c41?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ss/Common/Rest/RestManager.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...n/Importer/ImporterManager.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...mmon/Filesystem/Filesystem.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...mmon/Filesystem/Filesystem.php

owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal

cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/36.html

github.com/...ommit/94cc524aa0c81be6463a9e8d154b00220e34709c

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...importer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2025-12137)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-12137)

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