CVE-2022-0236

Published on: 01/18/2022 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 01/24/2022 05:29:00 PM UTC

CVE-2022-0236

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Certain versions of Wp Import Export from Vjinfotech contain the following vulnerability:

The WP Import Export WordPress plugin (both free and premium versions) is vulnerable to unauthenticated sensitive data disclosure due to a missing capability check on the download function wpie_process_file_download found in the ~/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.php file. This made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download any imported or exported information from a vulnerable site which can contain sensitive information like user data. This affects versions up to, and including, 3.9.15.

CVE-2022-0236 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
Affected Vendor/Software: vjinfotech - WP Import Export version <= 3.9.15
Affected Vendor/Software: vjinfotech - WP Import Export Lite version <= 3.9.15

CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH

Attack Vector ^ⓘ	Attack Complexity	Privileges Required	User Interaction
NETWORK	LOW	NONE	NONE
Scope	Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
UNCHANGED	HIGH	NONE	NONE

CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM

Access Vector^ⓘ	Access Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE
Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
PARTIAL	NONE	NONE

CVE References

Description	Tags ^ⓘ	Link
GitHub - qurbat/CVE-2022-0236: Proof of concept for unauthenticated sensitive data disclosure affecting the wp-import-export WordPress plugin (CVE-2022-0236)	github.com text/html	MISC github.com/qurbat/CVE-2022-0236
403 Forbidden	plugins.trac.wordpress.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived	MISC plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2649762/wp-import-export-lite/trunk/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.php
Vulnerability Advisories - Wordfence	www.wordfence.com text/html	MISC www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0236

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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE

Exploit/POC from Github

Proof of concept for unauthenticated sensitive data disclosure affecting the wp-import-export WordPress plugin (CVE-2022

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Vjinfotech	Wp Import Export	All	All	All	All
Application	Vjinfotech	Wp Import Export Lite	All	All	All	All

cpe:2.3:a:vjinfotech:wp_import_export:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:
cpe:2.3:a:vjinfotech:wp_import_export_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:

Discovery Credit

Karan Saini (Kloudle Inc.)

Social Mentions

Source	Title	Posted (UTC)
@CVEreport	CVE-2022-0236 : The WP Import Export WordPress plugin both free and premium versions is vulnerable to unauthentic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…	2022-01-18 17:14:00
@Robo_Alerts	Potentially Critical CVE Detected! CVE-2022-0236 Description: The WP Import Export WordPress plugin (both free and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…	2022-01-18 17:56:14
@LinInfoSec	Php - CVE-2022-0236: plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2649…	2022-01-18 21:01:21