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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-10040

The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_ftp_details'

Published Sep 10, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-10040. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress 0 ≤7.27

The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_ftp_details' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve a configured set of SFTP/FTP credentials.

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  • vendor Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress 0 ≤7.270 ≤7.27

How to fix CVE-2025-10040

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-10040. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Smackcoders WP Ultimate CSV Importer – Import CSV, XML & Excel into WordPress 0 ≤7.27 0 ≤7.27. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_ftp_details' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve a configured set of SFTP/FTP credentials.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_ftp_details' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.27. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve a configured set of SFTP/FTP credentials.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-10040

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-10040

    30-day exploitation probability 0.29%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-27525

    The WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_ftp_details' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.27. This makes it possible for authenticated at

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026