WP Import Export Lite & WP Import Export <= 3.9.15 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-0236
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published January 14, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Karan Saini
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-import-export-lite (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.9.15
Patched Version
  • 3.9.16
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