CVE-2026-76554 (GCVE-0-2026-76554)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-19 06:00
Modified
2026-09-19 13:20
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VLAI Severity ?
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Summary
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 does not verify that the user running an import is permitted to create or modify user accounts and assign roles, allowing users granted a delegated WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.35 permission, who cannot otherwise manage users, to create administrator accounts and to overwrite the credentials and role of existing accounts, including administrators.
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Import Export Lite |
Version: 0 ≤ |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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