# CVE-2023-5886: WP All Export (Free < 1.4.1, Pro < 1.8.6) - Author+ PHAR Deserialization via CSRF

> Attackers can trigger PHAR deserialization via CSRF to achieve remote code execution in WP All Export plugins.

- **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:** 18 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgv4-xfrj-hvp7

## What is CVE-2023-5886?

CVE-2023-5886 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV, published on 18 Dec 2023. 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

The Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV WordPress plugin before 1.4.0, WP All Export Pro WordPress plugin before 1.8.6 does not check nonce tokens early enough in the request lifecycle, allowing attackers with the ability to upload files to make logged in users perform unwanted actions leading to PHAR deserialization, which may lead to remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5886?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Soflyy Export Any Wordpress Data to Xml\/Csv, Soflyy Wp All Export.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV

- [CVE-2023-5882](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5882/): WP All Export (Free < 1.4.1, Pro < 1.8.6) - Remote Code Execution via CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-7082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7082/): WP All Import < 3.7.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-4724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4724/): WP All Export (Free < 1.4.0, Pro < 1.8.6) - Admin+ RCE (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-1800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1800/): Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV < 1.3.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5886 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Unknown Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV, published on 18 Dec 2023. 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-2023-5886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV. 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-2023-5886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5886/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5886

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5886/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.