Is Design Import/Export safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.3). As of 2026-11-04. 1 issue is on record for older versions; version 2.3 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Design Import/Export on the latest version (2.3) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Design Import/Export are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): SQL injection (2.2 and older, fixed in 2.3). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Design Import/Export?

2.3, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2025-12-10). It has 300+ active installs.

What should I do if my Design Import/Export is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update design-import-export). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · design-import-export · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Design Import/Export safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.3
Last updated: 2025-12-10
Active installs: 300+
Known issues on record: 1
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.9.11 · PHP 7.4+

Quickly and easily import and export your block based full site editing theme design: global/custom styles, templates, template parts and patterns. — by UXL Themes

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.3). Anything older than 2.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get design-import-export --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update design-import-export updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 4.9 CVE-2025-14050 · published 2025-12-13

SQL injection in Design Import/Export (2.2 and older)

Affected: 2.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Design Import/Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via XML File Import in all versions up to, and including, 2.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

NVD CVE-2025-14050 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2025-12-10 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.3).
2025-12-13 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2025-14050), fixed in 2.3.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: SQL injection (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/design-import-export (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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