CVE-2022-3418 — The Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin before 3

The Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin before 3.6.9 is not properly filtering which file extensions are allowed to be imported on the server, which could allow administrators in multi-site WordPress installations to upload arbitrary files

01What is this vulnerability?

The Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin before 3.6.9 is not properly filtering which file extensions are allowed to be imported on the server, which could allow administrators in multi-site WordPress installations to upload arbitrary files

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress	3.6.9

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-05-01T20:44:44.308Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ccbb74f5-1b8f-4ea6-96bc-ddf62af7f94d