Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-14050Design Import/Export <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via XML File Import
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity SQL injection in Design Import/Export – Styles, Templates, Template Parts and Patterns from uxl. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| uxl | Design Import/Export – Styles, Templates, Template Parts and Patterns | 0 – through 2.2 |
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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