# CVE-2022-2711: WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Directory traversal via file upload

> Administrators can exploit path traversal in zip uploads to write arbitrary files, potentially leading to code execution on the server.

- **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:** 7 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwj8-64xx-fwh9

## What is CVE-2022-2711?

CVE-2022-2711 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress, published on 7 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress plugin before 3.6.9 is not validating the paths of files contained in uploaded zip archives, allowing highly privileged users, such as admins, to write arbitrary files to any part of the file system accessible by the web server via a path traversal vector.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2711?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Soflyy Wp All Import.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2711 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2711 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress

- [CVE-2015-9330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9330/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36386/): Code injection in Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress (WordPress plugin) (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-9331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9331/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-9664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9664/): WP All Import Pro <= 4.9.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection via Import File (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-3418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3418/): WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2711 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress, published on 7 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2711 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress. 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-2022-2711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2711

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2711/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.