WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.35 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Import
Description
The plugin does not verify that the user running an import is permitted to create or modify user accounts and assign roles, allowing users granted a delegated plugin permission, who cannot otherwise manage users, to create administrator accounts and to overwrite the credentials and role of existing accounts, including administrators.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Submitter
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-17 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-17 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-18 (about 8 hours ago)