WP Import Export Lite, CVE-2025-5061

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-5061
Home page URL: Security reports for WP Import Export Lite
Application: WP Import Export Lite
Published on: Aug 05, 2025
Research Description: The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'wpie_parse_upload_data' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.29. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, and permissions granted by an Administrator, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 3.9.29.
Affected versions: Min -, max 3.9.30.
Status: vulnerable