# CVE-2022-3418: WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE

> Administrators in multi-site WordPress installations can upload arbitrary files to achieve remote code execution due to insufficient file extension filtering.

- **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:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qff8-jrqx-8xjm

## What is CVE-2022-3418?

CVE-2022-3418 is a high-severity 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 properly filtering which file extensions are allowed to be imported on the server, which could allow administrators in multi-site WordPress installations to upload arbitrary files

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3418?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Soflyy Wp All Import.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3418?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3418 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3418 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-2022-2711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2711/): WP All Import < 3.6.9 - Admin+ Directory traversal via file upload (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3418 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3418 is a high-severity 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-2022-3418 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-2022-3418/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3418/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3418
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3418
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3418

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3418/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.