CVE-2026-16534 (GCVE-0-2026-16534)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-03 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-03 17:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Import and export users and customers < 2.4.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via CSV Import
Summary
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-03 17:02 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d1246a0-3cd1-4b… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Import and export users and customers |
Affected:
0 , < 2.4.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
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