CVE-2025-8417: Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler (WordPress plugin) · Code Injection
Affects Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| idiatech Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the vulnerable plugin functionality by limiting exposure of the numeric key parameter and consider disabling or removing the plugin if not essential. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply any official patches promptly once released.
Description
The Catalog Importer, Scraper & Crawler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP code injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.4. This is due to reliance on a guessable numeric token (e.g. ?key= 900001705) without proper authentication, combined with the unsafe use of eval() on user-supplied input. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server via a forged request granted they can guess or brute-force the numeric key.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3eb3533c-e33c-41db-b9cf-e9d71a0a5588?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/intelligent-importer/tags/5.1.4/megaimporter.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/intelligent-importer/tags/5.1.4/communication.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/intelligent-importer/tags/5.1.4/communication.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/intelligent-importer/tags/5.1.4/communication.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/intelligent-importer/tags/5.1.4/communication.php (opens in a new tab)