CVE-2025-2839 WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.27 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2025-2839?

CVE-2025-2839 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in vjinfotech WP Import Export Lite, published on 22 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpiePreviewData’ function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.27 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2839?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vjinfotech Wp Import Export Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-2839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in vjinfotech WP Import Export Lite

• CVE-2025-5061 WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.29 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload High 7.5
• CVE-2025-6207 WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.28 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload High 7.5
• CVE-2024-31308 WordPress WP Import Export Lite & WP Import Export plugin <= 3.9.26 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability Medium 4.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-267m-4582-fw66.