# CVE-2022-29451: File upload in Rara One Click Demo Import (WordPress plugin)

> Attackers can trick admins into uploading malicious files via CSRF, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g84j-7f78-5x36

## What is CVE-2022-29451?

CVE-2022-29451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Raratheme Rara One Click Demo Import (WordPress plugin), published on 29 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Rara One Click Demo Import plugin <= 1.2.9 on WordPress allows attackers to trick logged-in admin users into uploading dangerous files into /wp-content/uploads/ directory.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29451?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rarathemes Rara One Click Demo Import.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29451 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Raratheme Rara One Click Demo Import (WordPress plugin), published on 29 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Raratheme Rara One Click Demo Import (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-29451/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29451/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29451
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29451
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29451

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29451/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.