CVE-2025-1970: import export wordpress users vulnerability

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 via the validate_file() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
CVE-2025-1970CVSS 7.6Web

CVE-2025-1970: import export wordpress users vulnerability

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 via the validate_file() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

CVSS
7.6 HIGH
EPSS
31.24%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
import export wordpress users

What is known

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 via the validate_file() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

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