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CVE-2026-16534: Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 2.4.2 as a priority.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.4.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin) to 2.4.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Import and export users and customersAffected
  • <2.4.2
Fixed in
  • 2.4.2

AI-suggested

Users should upgrade to version 2.4.2 or later once available, as this version is indicated as the fixed version. Until then, restrict user-creation capabilities to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious account creation activities.

Description

A critical privilege management vulnerability exists in the Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before version 2.4.2. The plugin fails to enforce WordPress's role-assignment and per-user edit permissions during CSV import, allowing users with only user-creation capability to create administrator accounts or overwrite existing administrator credentials.

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