Import and export users and customers <= 1.24.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Directory Traversal via Recurring Import Functionality

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2023-6583
CVSS Medium (6.6)
Publicly Published December 8, 2023
Last Updated July 29, 2024
Researcher Labda
Description

The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.24.2 via the Recurring Import functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and above, to read and delete the contents of arbitrary files on the server including wp-config.php, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug import-users-from-csv-with-meta (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.24.2
Patched Version
  • 1.24.3
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