CVE-2026-76556: CWE-89 SQL Injection in WP Import Export Lite
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not properly sanitise and escape some export filter values before using them in SQL statements, allowing users holding its export permission, which administrators have by default and may also grant to lower roles, to perform SQL injection attacks.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.9.33 improperly sanitizes and escapes some export filter values before using them in SQL statements. This allows users with export permissions to conduct SQL injection attacks. Export permission is typically granted to administrators by default and may also be assigned to lower privileged roles, increasing the potential attack surface.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with export permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. This could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion depending on the database privileges of the WordPress application user. The vulnerability affects all installations running versions before 3.9.33 that have export permissions enabled for users.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Import Export Lite plugin to version 3.9.33 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until then, restrict export permissions to trusted users only. No official patch links were provided, but the fixed version is explicitly stated as 3.9.33.
CVE-2026-76556: CWE-89 SQL Injection in WP Import Export Lite
Description
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not properly sanitise and escape some export filter values before using them in SQL statements, allowing users holding its export permission, which administrators have by default and may also grant to lower roles, to perform SQL injection attacks.
Affected software
WP Import Export Lite
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.9.33 improperly sanitizes and escapes some export filter values before using them in SQL statements. This allows users with export permissions to conduct SQL injection attacks. Export permission is typically granted to administrators by default and may also be assigned to lower privileged roles, increasing the potential attack surface.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with export permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. This could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion depending on the database privileges of the WordPress application user. The vulnerability affects all installations running versions before 3.9.33 that have export permissions enabled for users.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Import Export Lite plugin to version 3.9.33 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until then, restrict export permissions to trusted users only. No official patch links were provided, but the fixed version is explicitly stated as 3.9.33.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T12:52:45.555Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa32de55bf5e2cf517fb1f
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 06:10:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 06:32:38 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 01:16:37 UTC
Views: 14
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