CVE-2026-76557: 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 import configuration values before using them in SQL statements, allowing users whose role an administrator has granted the WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33's import permission to perform SQL injection attacks.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin prior to version 3.9.33 contains a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) due to improper sanitization and escaping of import configuration values before their inclusion in SQL statements. Users who have been granted import permissions by an administrator can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Potential Impact
An attacker with import permissions can exploit this vulnerability to perform SQL injection attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data modification, or other impacts depending on the database and application context. The vulnerability requires the attacker to have import permissions, which are granted by an administrator role.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Import Export Lite plugin to version 3.9.33 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Users should ensure that only trusted administrators grant import permissions to users. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data, but the affected versions are prior to 3.9.33, implying that 3.9.33 contains the fix.
CVE-2026-76557: 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 import configuration values before using them in SQL statements, allowing users whose role an administrator has granted the WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33's import permission 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 WordPress plugin prior to version 3.9.33 contains a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) due to improper sanitization and escaping of import configuration values before their inclusion in SQL statements. Users who have been granted import permissions by an administrator can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Potential Impact
An attacker with import permissions can exploit this vulnerability to perform SQL injection attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data modification, or other impacts depending on the database and application context. The vulnerability requires the attacker to have import permissions, which are granted by an administrator role.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the WP Import Export Lite plugin to version 3.9.33 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Users should ensure that only trusted administrators grant import permissions to users. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data, but the affected versions are prior to 3.9.33, implying that 3.9.33 contains the fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T12:52:47.277Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa32de55bf5e2cf517fb20
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 06:10:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 06:32:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 01:16:37 UTC
Views: 14
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