CVE-2026-11397 WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.30 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'file_url' Parameter
Authenticated administrators can exploit a fallback mechanism to perform Server-Side Request Forgery against internal services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-11397?
CVE-2026-11397 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in vjinfotech WP Import Export Lite, published on 3 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 3.9.30 via the wpie_import_upload_file_from_url AJAX action. The plugin's URL downloader first calls wp_safe_remote_get() (which correctly blocks private/reserved IP ranges), but when that call returns a WP_Error — the exact outcome for any blocked internal host — the Download::download_file() method falls back to GuzzleHttp\Client::request() with the original attacker-supplied URL and no SSRF protection (and with TLS verification disabled). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services such as the cloud metadata endpoint at 169.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11397?
How do I fix CVE-2026-11397?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11397 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-2026-11397 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11397 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7wg-w2g9-vmjq.