CVE-2025-6207
Published: 05 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-6207 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Vjinfotech Wp Import Export Lite. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 23.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-6207 is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress, stemming from missing file type validation in the 'wpie_tempalte_import' function. It affects all versions up to and including 3.9.28. The issue is cataloged under CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts under certain conditions.
Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher, who have been granted permissions by an Administrator, can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary files to the affected site's server. Successful exploitation may enable remote code execution, depending on the file type uploaded and server configuration.
Advisories and references point to the vulnerable code in class-wpie-common-action.php at line 386, a WordPress plugin changeset 3323402 likely addressing the issue, and Wordfence threat intelligence detailing the vulnerability. Security practitioners should update to a patched version beyond 3.9.28 and review user permissions on sites using this plugin.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-23607
Vulnerability details
The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'wpie_tempalte_import' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.28. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with…
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Subscriber-level access and above, and permissions granted by an Administrator, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Arbitrary file upload in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing apps (T1190), ingress of malicious tools/scripts (T1105), and deployment of web shells for RCE (T1505.003).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly addresses the missing file type validation in the 'wpie_tempalte_import' function by requiring comprehensive validation of all uploaded file inputs to prevent arbitrary file uploads.
Mandates timely identification, reporting, and patching of the arbitrary file upload flaw in WP Import Export Lite versions up to 3.9.28.
Enforces least privilege to restrict Subscriber-level and higher users from accessing the vulnerable import function unless explicitly authorized by administrators.