Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-52372 is a critical file-upload flaw in the WordPress Easy CSV Importer BETA plugin through 7.0.0. A successful attack could let an unauthenticated remote attacker place a dangerous file on the server, potentially leading to full site compromise.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for any public WordPress site using this plugin. The severity is critical because compromise could affect data, site integrity, and availability without requiring credentials.
Technical view
The sources classify this as CWE-434: unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type. The CVSS 3.1 score is 10.0 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction required. The stated impact is high for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running WebTechGlobal Easy CSV Importer BETA through 7.0.0. The source metadata is not fully clean, but the description explicitly names versions through <= 7.0.0 as affected.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates remote, unauthenticated exploitation may be possible without user interaction. The provided sources do not state active exploitation, and KEV is false, so active exploitation should not be asserted from this bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for critical triage but incomplete for exact patch status. Validate installation and version first, then follow vendor or Patchstack remediation guidance. Do not assume exploitation in the wild without additional evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Easy CSV Importer BETA plugin.
- Disable or remove affected installations until vendor guidance confirms a safe version.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for patch availability or compensating controls.
- Restrict plugin administration and file upload paths where operationally possible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether easy-csv-importer is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record installed plugin versions and compare against <= 7.0.0 exposure.
- Review web server files for unexpected upload artifacts or recent suspicious changes.
- Check access logs for unusual unauthenticated requests to plugin upload functionality.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-434: File access and web shell behavior lookup
File traversal and upload weaknesses can lead teams to review file, web shell, execution, and collection telemetry. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references file access or upload behavior, so file telemetry and web shell review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 10 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.96PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
10CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/easy-csv-importer/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-csv-importer-plugin-7-0-0-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.