# CVE-2022-3244: Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress < 6.5.8 - Missing Authorisation

> Authenticated users can access restricted plugin features by obtaining a nonce, bypassing intended authorization controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 13 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj5x-x7x2-xq6v

## What is CVE-2022-3244?

CVE-2022-3244 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress, published on 17 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Import all XML, CSV & TXT WordPress plugin before 6.5.8 does not have authorisation in some places, which could allow any authenticated users to access some of the plugin features if they manage to get the related nonce

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3244?

It affects 1 product.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3244 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3244 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress

- [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-2022-1977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1977/): WP Ultimate CSV Importer < 6.5.3 - Admin+ Blind SSRF (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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3244 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Import all XML, CSV & TXT into WordPress, published on 17 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3244 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Import all XML, CSV & TXT into 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-2022-3244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.