CVE-2026-13430 PUBLISHED

Post Export Import with Media <= 1.13.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload via Trailing-Dot Filename Bypass in ZIP Media Import

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 26.06.2026 Published: 10.07.2026 Updated: 10.07.2026

The Post Export Import with Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.1 via the import_media_file_secure function. This is due to insufficient file extension validation caused by a trailing-dot filename bypass, where the extension allow-list check in ajax_import_media_start() uses pathinfo() on the raw ZIP entry name (e.g., 'shell.php.'), which returns an empty string for the extension, causing the allow-list guard to be skipped and the file to be extracted to a temporary location, after which import_media_file_secure() copies it into the WordPress uploads directory without re-validating the extension. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.2

Product Status

Vendor wpazleen
Product Post Export Import with Media
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.13.1 (incl.)

Credits

  • Chloe Chamberland finder
  • PRISM finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE