CVE-2024-13889: WordPress Importer · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affects WordPress ImporterSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 55% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpressdotorg WordPress Importer | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Restrict Administrator access to trusted users and review installed plugins and themes for known gadget POP chains to reduce risk.
Description
The WordPress Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.3 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'maybe_unserialize' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f0795f7-6eba-4ff0-b0da-5d2b544adf14?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-importer/trunk/class-wp-import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-importer/trunk/class-wp-import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-importer/trunk/class-wp-import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-importer/trunk/class-wp-import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3261419/ (opens in a new tab)