CVE-2022-1565
Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress <= 3.6.7 - Admin+ Malicious File Upload
The plugin WP All Import is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the wp_all_import_get_gz.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.6.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress <= 3.6.7 - Admin+ Malicious File Upload
The plugin WP All Import is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the wp_all_import_get_gz.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.6.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
CVE-2022-1565- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-24857
7.2
The plugin WP All Import is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the wp_all_import_get_gz.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.6.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
EUVD-2022-24857- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggqc-76h3-jpv2
7.2
The plugin WP All Import is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type...
The plugin WP All Import is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the wp_all_import_get_gz.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.6.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
GHSA-ggqc-76h3-jpv2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
The plugin WP All Import is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the wp_all_import_get_gz.php file in versions up to, and including, 3.6.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
CVE-2022-1565- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WP All Import v3.6.7 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated) | 2023-03-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | phanthibichtram12/CVE-2022-1565 | 2024-06-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1565 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Wpallimport Wp All Import, published July 18, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d281333-d9af-4eb7-bc5c-ea7ceeddac03?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2749264/wp-all-import/trunk?contextall=1&old=2737093&old_path=%2Fwp-all-import%2Ftrunk
wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1565
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171578/WordPress-WP-All-Import-3.6.7-Remote-Code-Execution.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggqc-76h3-jpv2