WordPress Awesome Import & Export Plugin - Import & Export WordPress Data: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
WordPress Awesome Import & Export Plugin - Import & Export WordPress Data is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- WordPress Awesome Import & Export Plugin - Import & Export WordPress Data
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 05, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Mar 05, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress Awesome Import & Export Plugin - Import & Export WordPress Data to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WordPress Awesome Import & Export Plugin - Import & Export WordPress Data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable arbitrary SQL Execution and privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the renderImport() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary SQL statements that can leveraged to create a new administrative user account.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H