WP Import Export Lite, CVE-2022-0236

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2022-0236
Home page URL: Security reports for WP Import Export Lite
Application: WP Import Export Lite
Published on: Jan 18, 2022
Research Description: 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.
Affected versions: Min -, max 3.9.5.
Status: vulnerable