CVE-2025-14478
HIGHDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demo-importer-plus/tags/2.0.6/inc/importers/class-demo-importer-plus-sites-helper.php#L88
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demo-importer-plus/trunk/inc/importers/class-demo-importer-plus-sites-helper.php#L88
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3439643/demo-importer-plus/trunk/inc/importers/class-demo-importer-plus-sites-helper.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2971aa0-8287-4142-bd04-7aec1ed92e7b?source=cve
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-26.