wpazleen Post Export Import with Media Plugin up to 1.17.2 on WordPress theme_slug path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in wpazleen Post Export Import with Media Plugin up to 1.17.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument theme_slug leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-110268. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in wpazleen Post Export Import with Media Plugin up to 1.17.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument theme_slug with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-110268 since 10/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/17/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpazleen

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• Post Export Import with Media Plugin

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• 1.17.0
• 1.17.1
• 1.17.2

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