CVE-2026-87836: Comments Import & Export (WordPress plugin) · Information Exposure
Affects Comments Import & Export (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.7 Low : upgrade to 2.5.4 when convenient.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 Comments Import & Export (WordPress plugin) to 2.5.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Comments Import & Export | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade the Comments Import & Export plugin to version 2.5.4 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Versions prior to 2.5.4 are affected. No other mitigations are indicated in the available data.
Description
The Comments Import & Export WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not restrict its comment export to users able to moderate comments, nor scope the export to content owned by the requesting user, allowing users with the Author role and above to retrieve every comment on the site, including commenter email addresses, IP addresses, unapproved comment content and comment meta.