diff --git a/includes/admin/tools/export/class-batch-export.php b/includes/admin/tools/export/class-batch-export.php
index 1d912eefde..f8fd1e1616 100644
--- a/includes/admin/tools/export/class-batch-export.php
+++ b/includes/admin/tools/export/class-batch-export.php
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class Give_Batch_Export extends Give_Export {
 	/**
 	 * Give_Batch_Export constructor.
 	 *
+     * @unreleased Create only csv file.
 	 * @since 2.9.0 add hash to filename to avoid collisions
 	 * @since 1.5
 	 *
@@ -123,18 +124,17 @@ class Give_Batch_Export extends Give_Export {
 	 * @param string|null $filename
 	 */
 	public function __construct( $_step = 1, $filename = null ) {
-
-		$upload_dir     = wp_upload_dir();
+        $upload_dir     = wp_upload_dir();
 		$this->filetype = '.csv';
 
-		if ( null === $filename ) {
-			$hash           = uniqid();
-			$this->filename = "give-{$hash}-{$this->export_type}{$this->filetype}";
-		} else {
-			$this->filename = $filename;
-		}
+        if ( null === $filename ) {
+            $hash           = uniqid();
+            $this->filename = "give-{$hash}-{$this->export_type}{$this->filetype}";
+        } else {
+            $this->filename = "{$filename}{$this->filetype}";
+        }
 
-		$this->file = trailingslashit( $upload_dir['basedir'] ) . $this->filename;
+        $this->file = trailingslashit( $upload_dir['basedir'] ) . $this->filename;
 
 		if ( ! is_writable( $upload_dir['basedir'] ) ) {
 			$this->is_writable = false;
diff --git a/includes/admin/tools/export/export-actions.php b/includes/admin/tools/export/export-actions.php
index d87e300287..bb76fab690 100644
--- a/includes/admin/tools/export/export-actions.php
+++ b/includes/admin/tools/export/export-actions.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 /**
  * Process the download file generated by a batch export.
  *
+ * @unreleased Sanitize file name. Allow plain file name only.
  * @since 2.9.0 pass the filename received to the exporter
  * @since 1.5
  *
@@ -45,11 +46,10 @@ function give_process_batch_export_form() {
 	 */
 	do_action( 'give_batch_export_class_include', $_REQUEST['class'] );
 
-	$filename = $_REQUEST['file_name'];
+    $filename = basename(sanitize_file_name($_REQUEST['file_name']), '.csv');
 
-	$export = new $_REQUEST['class']( 1, $filename );
+    $export = new $_REQUEST['class']( 1, $filename );
 	$export->export();
-
 }
 
 add_action( 'give_form_batch_export', 'give_process_batch_export_form' );
diff --git a/includes/admin/tools/export/export-functions.php b/includes/admin/tools/export/export-functions.php
index 043af5b2d4..a01ecf8229 100755
--- a/includes/admin/tools/export/export-functions.php
+++ b/includes/admin/tools/export/export-functions.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 /**
  * Process batch exports via ajax
  *
+ * @unreleased Sanitize file name. Allow plain file name only.
  * @since 1.5
  * @return void
  */
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ function give_do_ajax_export() {
 
 	$step     = absint( $_POST['step'] );
 	$class    = sanitize_text_field( $form['give-export-class'] );
-	$filename = isset( $_POST['file_name'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_POST['file_name'] ) : null;
+	$filename = isset( $_POST['file_name'] ) ?
+        basename(sanitize_file_name( $_POST['file_name'] ), '.csv') :
+        null;
 
 	/* @var Give_Batch_Export $export */
 	$export = new $class( $step, $filename );