Demo Importer Plus <= 2.0.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Blind XML External Entity Injection via SVG File Upload

2026-01-16 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.10

Affected PluginDemo Importer Plus

Affected Version<= 2.0.9

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2025-14478

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Vulnerability Overview

The Demo Importer Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.9 via the SVG file upload functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to achieve code execution in vulnerable configurations. This only impacts sites on versions of PHP older than 8.0.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.10, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference) The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14478 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2971aa0-8287-4142-bd04-7aec1ed92e7b

CVSS Vector

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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