CVE-2025-10058 WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress <= 7.27 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to remote code execution by deleting critical configuration files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10058?
CVE-2025-10058 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress, published on 17 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the upload_function() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10058?
How do I fix CVE-2025-10058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-10058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j33v-whm5-3fwm.