CVE-2026-16534 PUBLISHED

Import and export users and customers < 2.4.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via CSV Import

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 22.07.2026 Published: 03.08.2026 Updated: 03.08.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Import and export users and customers
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.4.2 (excl.)

Credits

  • Charles Vosburgh finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE