Unauthorized User Role Manipulation in WP Import Export Lite Plugin
CVE-2026-76554
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 19 September 2026
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-76554?
The WP Import Export Lite plugin allows unauthorized users to create and modify user accounts without proper permissions. Prior to version 3.9.35, it fails to verify the user's authority to manage user roles, enabling those with delegated permissions to establish administrator accounts and alter existing users' credentials indiscriminately, compromising system security.
Affected Version(s)
WP Import Export Lite 0 < 3.9.35
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.