Description
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 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 WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 permission, who cannot otherwise manage users, to create administrator accounts and to overwrite the credentials and role of existing accounts, including administrators.
Published:
2026-09-19
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Unknown | WP Import Export Lite | unaffected |
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History
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 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 WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 permission, who cannot otherwise manage users, to create administrator accounts and to overwrite the credentials and role of existing accounts, including administrators. | |
| Title | WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.35 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via User Import | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-19T06:00:14.590Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:52:37.640Z
Link: CVE-2026-76554
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-19T07:16:32.540
Modified: 2026-09-19T07:16:32.540
Link: CVE-2026-76554
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