CVE-2025-10040

WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress <= 7.27 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) FTP/SFTP Credential Exposure

highMissing Authorization

7.7

CVSS Score

7.7

CVSS Score

high

Severity

7.28

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_ftp_details' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve a configured set of SFTP/FTP credentials.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=7.27

PublishedSeptember 9, 2025

Last updatedSeptember 10, 2025

Affected pluginwp-ultimate-csv-importer

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9bcdcaa4-c492-4d79-8d18-44802abd02e7?source=api-prod

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