CVE-2022-3243

Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress < 6.5.8 - Admin+ SQLi

View on CVE.org

Published Oct 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Import all XML, CSV & TXT WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not properly sanitise and escape imported data before using them back SQL statements, leading to SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.5.8`	affected	< 6.5.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smackcoders:import_all_pages\,_post_types\,_products\,_orders\,_and_users_as_xml_\&_csv:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42650	The Import all XML, CSV & TXT WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not properly sanitise and escape imported data before using them back SQL statements, leading to SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.328% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a

History

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00232}`	epss `{'score': 0.00291}`

May 14, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Smackcoders Import All Pages\, Post Types\, Products\, Orders\, And Users As Xml \& Csv

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 14, 2025, 8:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 17, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 14, 2025, 8:17 PM
Reserved: Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 17, 2022, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2022-3243", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-14T20:17:07.691Z", "dateReserved": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress < 6.5.8 - Admin+ SQLi", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Import all XML, CSV & TXT WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not properly sanitise and escape imported data before using them back SQL statements, leading to SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress", "versions": [{"version": "6.5.8", "status": "affected", "lessThan": "6.5.8", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a"}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Sanjay Das"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "description": "CWE-89 SQL Injection", "cweId": "CWE-89", "lang": "en"}]}], "x_generator": "WPScan CVE Generator", "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:00:10.864Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.2, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-05-14T20:16:26.751046Z", "id": "CVE-2022-3243", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-14T20:17:07.691Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:00:10.864Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.2, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2022-3243", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-05-14T20:16:26.751046Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-14T20:17:02.350Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress < 6.5.8 - Admin+ SQLi", "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Sanjay Das"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "6.5.8", "lessThan": "6.5.8", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a"}], "x_generator": "WPScan CVE Generator", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Import all XML, CSV & TXT WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not properly sanitise and escape imported data before using them back SQL statements, leading to SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-89", "description": "CWE-89 SQL Injection"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-3243", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-14T20:17:07.691Z", "dateReserved": "2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "datePublished": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerShortName": "WPScan"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress", "vendor": "Unknown", "versions": [{"lessThan": "6.5.8", "status": "affected", "version": "6.5.8", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "contact@wpscan.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:smackcoders:import_all_pages\\,_post_types\\,_products\\,_orders\\,_and_users_as_xml_\\&_csv:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "00F99057-7DDD-4C18-B8A3-B6FAE83B2820", "versionEndExcluding": "6.5.8", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Import all XML, CSV & TXT WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not properly sanitise and escape imported data before using them back SQL statements, leading to SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El plugin Import all XML, CSV & TXT de WordPress versiones anteriores a 6.5.8, no sanea y escapa apropiadamente de los datos importados antes de usarlos en las sentencias SQL, conllevando a una inyecci\u00f3n SQL que puede ser explotada por usuarios con altos privilegios, como el administrador"}], "id": "CVE-2022-3243", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:59:08.573", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.2, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.2, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2022-3243", "options": [{"exploitation": "poc"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-05-14T20:16:26.751046Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2022-10-17T12:15:10.597", "references": [{"source": "contact@wpscan.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9f03bc1a-214f-451a-89fd-2cd3517e8f8a"}], "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-89"}], "source": "contact@wpscan.com", "type": "Secondary"}]}