Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-110268Post Export Import with Media <= 1.17.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal via 'theme_slug' Parameter
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Post Export Import with Media from wpazleen. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Post Export Import with Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.2 via the 'theme_slug' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory. Exploitation requires the peiwm_enable_admin_download_buttons feature to be enabled in the plugin settings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpazleen | Post Export Import with Media | 0 – through 1.17.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · 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/061b1f95-26da-4d1a-9e0a-6f83adf56d2e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L360
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L360
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L251
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.2/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L357
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L258
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-export-import-with-media/tags/1.17.1/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php#L357
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/post-export-import-with-media/trunk/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3749775/post-export-import-with-media/trunk/includes/class-admin-download-buttons.php