# CVE-2024-13562: Information disclosure in Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress

> Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive user data and files stored in the plugin's uploads directory, exposing private information.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v3m7-mv24-3m5j

## What is CVE-2024-13562?

CVE-2024-13562 is a high-severity vulnerability in jcollings Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress, published on 25 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.14.5 via the uploads directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data  stored insecurely in the /wp-content/uploads/ directory which can contain information like imported or local user data and files.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13562?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Importwp Import Wp.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in jcollings Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress

- [CVE-2022-1273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1273/): Import WP < 2.4.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload to RCE (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-7253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7253/): Import WP < 2.13.1 - Admin+ Server-side Request Forgery (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13562 is a high-severity vulnerability in jcollings Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress, published on 25 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: jcollings Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files 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-2024-13562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.