CVE-2026-92541
Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend Importer
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.2 High
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 16, 2026
Description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 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/b31fb9ee-9f65-43d0-88fa-da99513f8a3b/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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