CVE-2022-2268Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator code execution via unfiltered ZIP extraction

Published Jul 4, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Arbitrary file upload in WP All Import before 3.6.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to execute PHP code. The New Import upload path accepts any ZIP archive, extracts every member without checking its type, and leaves uploaded PHP beneath the web-accessible wpallimport uploads directory. Administrator access and a crafted archive containing valid XML are required; requesting the extracted PHP file executes attacker-supplied code on the WordPress server.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file upload in WP All Import before 3.6.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator privileges to execute PHP code. The New Import upload path accepts any ZIP archive, extracts every member without checking its type, and leaves uploaded PHP beneath the web-accessible wpallimport uploads directory. Administrator access and a crafted archive containing valid XML are required; requesting the extracted PHP file executes attacker-supplied code on the WordPress server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2268
Published
Jul 4, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Breakdance
Product
WP All Import
Classifications
CWE-434, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.6.8 <3.6.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Breakdance · WP All Importversion=3.6.8 <3.6.8

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1505.003Web Shell

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