Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress <= 2.14.17 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure

5.3
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CVE CVE-2025-12894
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 20, 2025
Last Updated November 21, 2025
Researcher type5afe

Description

The Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.14.17 via the import/export functionality and a lack of .htaccess protection. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from exports stored in /exportwp and import data stored in /importwp.

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Vulnerability Details for Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug jc-importer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.14.18, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.14.17
Patched Version
  • 2.14.18

Recent vulnerabilities in Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress <= 2.14.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read CVE-2025-12137 4.9 Jonas Benjamin Friedli October 31, 2025
2 Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress <= 2.14.5 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory CVE-2024-13562 7.5 Tim Coen January 24, 2025
3 Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress <= 2.13.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery CVE-2023-7253 5.5 Mr Empy April 3, 2024
4 Import WP – Import and Export WordPress data to XML or CSV files <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVE-2022-1273 7.2 ericfrank900528 April 11, 2022

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