{"cve":"CVE-2022-0236","nvd":{"published":"2022-01-18T17:15:10.600","modified":"2026-06-17T04:20:12.277","status":"Modified","description":"The WP Import Export WordPress plugin (both free and premium versions) is vulnerable to unauthenticated sensitive data disclosure due to a missing capability check on the download function wpie_process_file_download found in the ~/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.php file. This made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download any imported or exported information from a vulnerable site which can contain sensitive information like user data. This affects versions up to, and including, 3.9.15.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"references":["https://github.com/qurbat/CVE-2022-0236","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2649762/wp-import-export-lite/trunk/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.php","https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0236","https://github.com/qurbat/CVE-2022-0236","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2649762/wp-import-export-lite/trunk/includes/classes/class-wpie-general.php"],"products":["vjinfotech:wp_import_export","vjinfotech:wp_import_export_lite"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:27:20.926095847+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-0236","score":0.04284,"percentile":0.91113,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}