WordPress plugin · import-xml-feed
Is Import XML and RSS Feeds safe?
Safe on 2.1.6 or newer.
The current version, 2.1.6, is past every affected range on record (4 of 4 records list one). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 4
- High or critical
- 4
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 2.1.6
- Last updated
- May 26, 2026
- Active installs
- 2,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Apr 7, 2024Import XML and RSS Feeds: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVE-2024-31292 · affects up to 2.1.5 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.2
- Sep 25, 2023Import XML and RSS Feeds: Contains a web shellCVE-2023-4521 · fixed in 2.1.5 · reported by WPScan41% oddsCritical 9.8
- Sep 25, 2023Import XML and RSS Feeds: Does not filter file extensions for uploaded filesCVE-2023-4300 · fixed in 2.1.4 · reported by WPScan2.0% oddsHigh 7.2
- Jul 7, 2021Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in the Import XML and RSS Feeds (import-xml-feed) plugin 2.0.1 for WordPress via the data parameter in a moove_read_xml actioCVE-2020-24148 · affects 2.0.1 to 2.0.1 · reported by MITRE14% oddsCritical 9.1
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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