CVE-2025-14478 (GCVE-0-2025-14478)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-17 07:27 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Demo Importer Plus <= 2.0.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Blind XML External Entity Injection via SVG File Upload
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-20 19:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kraftplugins | Demo Importer Plus |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.9
(semver)
|
guessed |
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