Description
The Post Export Import with Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.2 via the 'theme_slug' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory. Exploitation requires the peiwm_enable_admin_download_buttons feature to be enabled in the plugin settings.
References10
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org/post-export-import-with-media/trunk/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-medi…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3749775/post-export-import…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.9
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 56 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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