CVE-2026-11397 | WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.30 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'file_url' Parameter

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.

Published: 2026-07-03 Last update: 2026-07-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-11397 is rated Low Risk (27/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-11397

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-04 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-11397

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-11397

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-11397

GHSA-w7wg-w2g9-vmjq · Severity: medium — The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-11397

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-11397

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-import-export-lite/tags/3.9.30/includes/classes/import/downloader/download.php#L31
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-import-export-lite/tags/3.9.30/includes/classes/import/downloader/download.php#L97
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-import-export-lite/tags/3.9.30/includes/classes/import/extensions/url-upload/class-wpie-url-upload.php#L29
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-import-export-lite/tags/3.9.30/includes/classes/import/extensions/url-upload/wpie_url_upload.php#L44
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-import-export-lite/trunk/includes/classes/import/downloader/download.php?rev=3587811
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/94384812-fa6e-48db-a84a-b1769e62ca58?source=cve
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