Description
The WP Ultimate CSV Importer WordPress plugin before 9.0 does not properly sanitise and escape imported field values before using them in a SQL statement, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform SQL injection attacks.
Published: 2026-08-29
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin fails to sanitize and escape data imported through its AIOSEO import fields before constructing an SQL query. This omission enables an attacker with administrative privileges to inject arbitrary SQL commands that are executed against the database. As a result, the attacker can read, modify, or delete data, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the WordPress site.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations running the WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin with a version less than 9.0 are affected. Any site using the default import functionality of this plugin prior to the 9.0 release is vulnerable, regardless of the WordPress core version.

Risk and Exploitability

Because the flaw is limited to users with admin rights, an attacker must first authenticate at that privilege level. The vulnerability does not appear in the CISA KEV catalog, and no EPSS score is available, so publicly disclosed exploit data is scarce. Nonetheless, if an admin account is compromised or if an attacker can elevate privileges, the SQL injection can be leveraged with high impact. The high-control scope of the attack vector makes mitigation through patching the highest priority.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 29, 2026 at 08:33 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade WP Ultimate CSV Importer to version 9.0 or later
  • Revoke or limit administrative accounts and enforce strong password policies to reduce privilege escalation risk
  • Disable or restrict the AIOSEO import functionality until the plugin is upgraded to mitigate the vulnerability

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 29, 2026 at 08:33 UTC.

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History

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-89

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The WP Ultimate CSV Importer WordPress plugin before 9.0 does not properly sanitise and escape imported field values before using them in a SQL statement, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform SQL injection attacks.
Title WP Ultimate CSV Importer < 9.0 - Admin+ SQLi via AIOSEO Import Fields
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-29T06:00:23.413Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T13:23:09.725Z

Link: CVE-2026-80488

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-29T06:17:49.663

Modified: 2026-08-29T06:17:49.663

Link: CVE-2026-80488

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-29T08:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')