# CVE-2023-34385: WordPress Export Import Menus Plugin <= 1.8.0 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files to the WordPress Export Import Menus plugin, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 20 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xx4m-763q-h8x3

## What is CVE-2023-34385?

CVE-2023-34385 is a critical vulnerability in Akshay Menariya Export Import Menus, published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Akshay Menariya Export Import Menus.This issue affects Export Import Menus: from n/a through 1.8.0.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34385?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Akshaymenariya Export Import Menus.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34385 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34385 is a critical vulnerability in Akshay Menariya Export Import Menus, published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Akshay Menariya Export Import Menus. 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-2023-34385/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34385/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34385
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34385
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34385

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34385/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.