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CVE-2026-16542: Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin) · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.1 Medium : upgrade to 2.4.5 when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.4.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Sep 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin) to 2.4.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Import and export users and customersAffected
  • <2.4.5
Fixed in
  • 2.4.5

AI-suggested

Upgrade the Import and export users and customers plugin to version 2.4.5 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary indicating the fix in 2.4.5.

Description

The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not validate a user-supplied URL before requesting it server-side during a CSV import, allowing high-privileged users to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks.

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