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CVE-2022-3243· NVD / CVE Program· CNA WPScan

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

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

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Oct 17, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 64th percentile
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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
smackcodersimport all pages\, post types\, products\, orders\, and users as xml \& csv

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • smackcoders import all pages, post types, products, orders, and users as xml & csvbefore 6.5.8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Unknown Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress

    • 6.5.8 and later · before 6.5.8affected

Same product

smackcoders: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-10125WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin cross-site request forgery
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-20967The wp-ultimate-csv-importer plugin before 5.6.1 for WordPress has CSRF.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-1977WP Ultimate CSV Importer < 6.5.3 - Admin+ Blind SSRF
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2015-9306The wp-ultimate-csv-importer plugin before 3.8.1 for WordPress has XSS.
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2022-0360WP Ultimate CSV Importer < 6.4.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
    19Monitor
  • CVE-2022-3244Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress < 6.5.8 - Missing Authorisation
    16Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");

Fixed

ts
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",  [owner]);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

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