CVE-2025-14050
Design Import/Export <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via XML File Import
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Dec 13, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 4, 2025
Description
The Design Import/Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via XML File Import in all versions up to, and including, 2.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Design Import/Export – Styles, Templates, Template Parts and Patternsuxl |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/beb489d3-2c1b-4af5-b73e-126d2526e0a3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/design-import-export/trunk/includes/importer.php#L162
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/design-import-export/tags/2.2/includes/importer.php#L162
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3416324
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