# CVE-2023-7253: Import WP < 2.13.1 - Admin+ Server-side Request Forgery

> Administrators can perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks in multisite configurations, potentially accessing internal resources.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pp2f-6536-5xg8

## What is CVE-2023-7253?

CVE-2023-7253 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Import WP , published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Import WP  WordPress plugin before 2.13.1 does not prevent users with the administrator role from pinging conducting SSRF attacks, which may be a problem in multisite configurations.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7253?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Importwp Import Wp.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7253 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7253 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Import WP 

- [CVE-2024-13562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13562/): Information disclosure in Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-1273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1273/): Import WP < 2.4.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7253 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown Import WP , published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7253 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Import WP . 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-2023-7253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7253/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7253

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.