Authenticated code execution via cus1 import mapping
Published Aug 4, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Code injection in Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer 7.9.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute server-side code. Published material identifies the ->cus1 import-mapping parameter and ImportHelpers.php as the affected path but does not disclose the code-generation sink. Author-level access and prior administrator permission to import files are required; successful exploitation grants code execution on the WordPress server.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer 7.9.8 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute server-side code. Published material identifies the ->cus1 import-mapping parameter and ImportHelpers.php as the affected path but does not disclose the code-generation sink. Author-level access and prior administrator permission to import files are required; successful exploitation grants code execution on the WordPress server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4142
- Published
- Aug 4, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Smackcoders Inc.
- Product
- WP Ultimate CSV Importer
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=7.9.8
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