PT-2019-9287 · WordPress · Wp All Import

Mohammed Ansari S · Published 2019-04-12 · Updated 2024-08-05 · CVE-2018-16255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP All Import plugin version 3.4.9

Description The issue concerns an XSS vulnerability via the action=evaluate endpoint. It is noted that the vendor does not consider this a vulnerability, as the plugin can only be used by a logged-in administrator, and the described action can only be exploited by a logged-in administrator.

Recommendations For WP All Import plugin version 3.4.9, consider restricting access to the action=evaluate endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation, as the vendor does not acknowledge this as a vulnerability and no patch is mentioned. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16255

Affected Products

Wp All Import

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16255 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lfk0YQMIhlMCOOvVRX8HkU6C50s9QSW7C-9gnNmzsHY/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/89192 · Telegram Post
• https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/xss-in-import-any-xml-or-csv-file-for.html · Note