WP Import Plugin up to 7.33 on WordPress Setting showsetting authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Import Plugin up to 7.33 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts the function showsetting of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12732. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in WP Import Plugin up to 7.33 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function showsetting of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of sensitive information due to a missing authorization check on the showsetting() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.33. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access or higher, to extract sensitive information including OpenAI API keys configured through the plugin's admin interface.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12732. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• WP Import Plugin

Version

• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.7
• 7.8
• 7.9
• 7.10
• 7.11
• 7.12
• 7.13
• 7.14
• 7.15
• 7.16
• 7.17
• 7.18
• 7.19
• 7.20
• 7.21
• 7.22
• 7.23
• 7.24
• 7.25
• 7.26
• 7.27
• 7.28
• 7.29
• 7.30
• 7.31
• 7.32
• 7.33

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