CVE-2026-3629 PUBLISHED

Import and export users and customers <= 1.29.7 - Privilege Escalation to Administrator via save_extra_user_profile_fields

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 06.03.2026 Published: 21.03.2026 Updated: 21.03.2026

The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.29.7. This is due to the 'save_extra_user_profile_fields' function not properly restricting which user meta keys can be updated via profile fields. The 'get_restricted_fields' method does not include sensitive meta keys such as 'wp_capabilities'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to Administrator by submitting a crafted registration request that sets the 'wp_capabilities' meta key. The vulnerability can only be exploited if the "Show fields in profile" setting is enabled and a CSV with a wp_capabilities column header has been previously imported.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.1

Product Status

Vendor carazo
Product Import and export users and customers
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 1.29.7 (incl.)

Credits

  • Supanat Konprom finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE