CVE-2026-16534
Import and export users and customers < 2.4.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via CSV Import
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 22, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Import and export users and customersUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d1246a0-3cd1-4b6d-bd3e-6ed89745da26/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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