CVE-2026-11397

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2026-07-03 06:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-07-06 18:02 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-07-03 06:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-07-06 18:02 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery

Record status

Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None