Description
The Demo Importer Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data, loss of data, and privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the Ajax::handle_request() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to trigger a full site reset, dropping all database tables except users/usermeta and re-running wp_install(), which also assigns the Administrator role to the attacking subscriber account.
Problem types
Product status
* (semver)
Timeline
| 2025-12-09: | Vendor Notified |
| 2025-12-17: | Disclosed |
Credits
Angus Girvan
References
www.wordfence.com/...-18f8-47d3-b992-e39c8d99d6ea?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...porter-plus/trunk/inc/Ajax.php
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