# CVE-2022-1977: WP Ultimate CSV Importer < 6.5.3 - Admin+ Blind SSRF

> Admins can perform blind SSRF attacks via unvalidated URL imports in the WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2w4-mp23-hr7q

## What is CVE-2022-1977?

CVE-2022-1977 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Import Export All WordPress Images, Users & Post Types, published on 27 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Import Export All WordPress Images, Users & Post Types WordPress plugin before 6.5.3 does not fully validate the file to be imported via an URL before making an HTTP request to it, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Blind SSRF attacks

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1977?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Smackcoders Import All Pages\, Post Types\, Products\, Orders\, and Users as Xml \& Csv.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Import Export All WordPress Images, Users & Post Types

- [CVE-2018-20967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20967/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-3243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3243/): Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress < 6.5.8 - Admin+ SQLi (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-9306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9306/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-0360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0360/): WP Ultimate CSV Importer < 6.4.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2015-10125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10125/): WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin cross-site request forgery (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1977 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1977 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Import Export All WordPress Images, Users & Post Types, published on 27 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Import Export All WordPress Images, Users & Post Types. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1977/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1977/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1977
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1977
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1977

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1977/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.