CVE-2025-14627 Server-side request forgery in WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress
Authenticated contributors can exploit a Bitly redirect bypass to perform server-side requests, potentially exposing internal data or cloud metadata.
- 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-2025-14627?
CVE-2025-14627 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress, published on 1 Jan 2026. 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 Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.35. This is due to inadequate validation of the resolved URL after following Bitly shortlink redirects in the `upload_function()` method. While the initial URL is validated using `wp_http_validate_url()`, when a Bitly shortlink is detected, the `unshorten_bitly_url()` function follows redirects to the final destination URL without re-validating it. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to make the server perform HTTP requests to arbitrary internal endpoints, including localhost, private IP ranges, and cloud metadata services (e.g., 169.254.169.254), potentially exposing sensitive internal data.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14627?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2025-14627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvpj-p677-68r9.