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GHSA-7J49-H82V-67C9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-04 03:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:33

Details

The WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 7.9.8 via the '->cus1' parameter. This allows authenticated attackers with author-level permissions or above, if the administrator previously grants access in the plugin settings, to execute code on the server. The author resolved this vulnerability by removing the ability for authors and editors to import files, please note that this means remote code execution is still possible for site administrators, use the plugin with caution.

Severity

8.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-4142 (GCVE-0-2023-4142)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-04 02:04 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:27

Title

WP Ultimate CSV Importer <= 7.9.8 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution

Summary

Severity

8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-05 18:35 UTC

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-ult…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2944…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
smackcoders	WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress	Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.9.8 (semver)

Credits

István Márton

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