CVE-2025-2839: The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpiePreviewData’ function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.27 due to insufficient input sa

medium Affects wp-import-export-lite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpiePreviewData’ function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.27 due to insufficient input sa

Package
wp-import-export-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.9.28
Fixed in
3.9.28
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (21.0th percentile)
Published
2025-04-22
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-import-export-lite (WordPress plugin) advisories

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