# CVE-2024-22152: WordPress Product Import Export for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.3.7 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload

> Attackers can upload malicious files to execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites using the Product Import Export for WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:** 24 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wxc7-2q9f-mhvh

## What is CVE-2024-22152?

CVE-2024-22152 is a high-severity vulnerability in WebToffee Product Import Export for WooCommerce, published on 24 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WebToffee Product Import Export for WooCommerce.This issue affects Product Import Export for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.3.7.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22152?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webtoffee Product Import Export for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WebToffee Product Import Export for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2024-30231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30231/): WordPress Product Import Export for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.4.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-1912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1912/): Server-side request forgery in Product Import Export for WooCommerce – Import Export Product CSV Suite (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2025-1913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1913/): Product Import Export for WooCommerce <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection via form_data Parameter (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2025-1769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1769/): Path traversal in Product Import Export for WooCommerce – Import Export Product CSV Suite (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2025-1911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1911/): Path traversal in Product Import Export for WooCommerce – Import Export Product CSV Suite (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22152 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22152 is a high-severity vulnerability in WebToffee Product Import Export for WooCommerce, published on 24 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WebToffee Product Import Export for WooCommerce. 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-2024-22152/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22152/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22152
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22152
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22152

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22152/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.