CVE-2026-76559: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in WP Import Export Lite
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not properly validate URLs before requesting them during the import process, allowing users with the import capability, which administrators hold by default, to make the site issue requests to internal hosts and services and read their responses. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-11397.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin prior to version 3.9.33 does not properly validate URLs before making requests during the import process. This allows users with import privileges to exploit SSRF by causing the site to send requests to internal network resources and read the responses. The vulnerability is a partial remediation of CVE-2026-11397, indicating that the underlying issue was not fully resolved in earlier versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker with import capability, which administrators have by default, can leverage this vulnerability to make the affected WordPress site send arbitrary HTTP requests to internal systems. This can lead to unauthorized access to internal services and data exposure within the internal network. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in WP Import Export Lite version 3.9.33. Users should upgrade to version 3.9.33 or later to remediate this SSRF vulnerability. Until upgraded, restrict import capabilities to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-76559: CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in WP Import Export Lite
Description
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not properly validate URLs before requesting them during the import process, allowing users with the import capability, which administrators hold by default, to make the site issue requests to internal hosts and services and read their responses. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-11397.
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 does not properly validate URLs before making requests during the import process. This allows users with import privileges to exploit SSRF by causing the site to send requests to internal network resources and read the responses. The vulnerability is a partial remediation of CVE-2026-11397, indicating that the underlying issue was not fully resolved in earlier versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker with import capability, which administrators have by default, can leverage this vulnerability to make the affected WordPress site send arbitrary HTTP requests to internal systems. This can lead to unauthorized access to internal services and data exposure within the internal network. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in WP Import Export Lite version 3.9.33. Users should upgrade to version 3.9.33 or later to remediate this SSRF vulnerability. Until upgraded, restrict import capabilities to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-19T12:52:50.627Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa32de55bf5e2cf517fb22
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 06:10:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 06:32:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 01:11:47 UTC
Views: 12
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