Export and Import Users and Customers <= 2.6.2 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated (Administrator+) Limited Arbitrary File Read via download_file Function

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2025-1973
CVSS Medium (4.9)
Publicly Published March 21, 2025
Last Updated March 22, 2025
Researcher HayMiz
Description

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 via the download_file() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary log files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.2
Patched Version
  • 2.6.3
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