PT-2022-22908 · WordPress · Export/Import Users/Customers

Adel Bouaricha · Published 2022-11-07 · Updated 2022-11-10 · CVE-2022-3558

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.20.5

Description The issue concerns the improper escaping of data when exporting it via CSV files. This could potentially lead to security issues, although specific details about exploitation or affected devices are not provided.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.20.5, update to version 1.20.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the export of user and customer data via CSV files until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1236

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-3558

Affected Products

Export/Import Users/Customers

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3d72e04-9cdf-4b7d-953e-876e26abdfc6 · Exploit
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2798139%40import-users-from-csv-with-meta&old=2785785%40import-users-from-csv-with-meta · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3558 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3558 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/52581 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/37472 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/37170 · Telegram Post