Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-22359 is a cross-site request forgery issue in the AA-Team Wordpress Movies Bulk Importer plugin, affecting versions through 1.0. An attacker would need to trick a logged-in user into taking an action. Reported impact is limited to integrity, not data theft or service outage.
Executive priority
Treat as a normal-priority remediation item for WordPress environments using this plugin. It is not currently supported by the provided sources as actively exploited or business-critical, but affected sites should be identified and remediated to reduce avoidable web risk.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-352 CSRF in Wordpress Movies Bulk Importer / movies importer <= 1.0. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required by the attacker, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the AA-Team Wordpress Movies Bulk Importer plugin installed at version 1.0 or earlier. Sites without this plugin are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided data. Exploitation requires user interaction, likely involving a logged-in WordPress user being induced to submit an unintended request.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack reference. No exploit details, patch version, or active exploitation claim is provided in the source bundle. Avoid assuming broader WordPress impact beyond the named plugin and affected versions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Wordpress Movies Bulk Importer / movies importer.
- If installed at version <= 1.0, review vendor or Patchstack guidance.
- Update if a fixed version is provided by the vendor.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not required.
- Limit administrative access and use least-privilege WordPress accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin version and compare against <= 1.0.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack advisories for remediation status.
- Review change controls for unexpected movie importer configuration changes.
- Verify CSRF protections only through authorized testing procedures.
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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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.