The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not enforce WordPress's role-assignment and per-user edit permissions during CSV import, allowing a user holding only the user-creation capability to create an administrator account and to overwrite an existing administrator's password or email.
History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not enforce WordPress's role-assignment and per-user edit permissions during CSV import, allowing a user holding only the user-creation capability to create an administrator account and to overwrite an existing administrator's password or email.
Title Import and export users and customers < 2.4.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via CSV Import
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-03T06:00:10.974Z

Updated: 2026-08-03T17:02:38.751Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:55:52.206Z

Link: CVE-2026-16534

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T17:02:32.115Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-03T07:16:41.660

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:16.753

Link: CVE-2026-16534

cve-icon Redhat

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