CVE-2022-0236
The WP Import Export WordPress plugin (both free and premium versions) is vulnerable to unauthenticated sensitive data disclosure due to a missing capability check on the download function wpie_process_file_download found in the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The WP Import Export WordPress plugin (both free and premium versions) is vulnerable to unauthenticated sensitive data disclosure due to a missing capability check on the download function wpie_process_file_download found in the ~/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.php file. This made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download any imported or exported information from a vulnerable site which can contain sensitive information like user data. This affects versions up to, and including, 3.9.15.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.28% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- vjinfotech/wp import export · vjinfotech/wp import export lite
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://github.com/qurbat/CVE-2022-0236Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2649762/wp-import-export-lite/trunk/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.phpPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0236Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/qurbat/CVE-2022-0236Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2649762/wp-import-export-lite/trunk/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.phpPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0236Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.