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Medium · 6.5 Public exploit CVE-2024-7514 EUVD-2024-48422GHSA-xxrw-hw8c-v7g8

WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal

Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Vendor: WebToffee Product: Comments Import & Export Category: Web / CMS

Description

The WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to to arbitrary file read due to insufficient file path validation during the comments import process, in versions up to, and including, 2.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
The issue was partially fixed in version 2.3.8 and fully fixed in 2.3.9

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
webtoffee Comments Import & Export ≤ 2.3.7 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-7514 ★ 1 · Oct 11, 2024

    WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal

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