CVE-2026-87836: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Comments Import & Export
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87836 describes an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the Comments Import & Export WordPress plugin versions from 2.1.11 up to but not including 2.5.4. The plugin fails to enforce proper access controls on the comment export functionality, allowing users with the Author role or higher to retrieve all comments site-wide, including sensitive information such as email addresses, IP addresses, unapproved comments, and comment metadata. This lack of restriction violates the principle of least privilege and exposes potentially sensitive user data to unauthorized roles.
Potential Impact
Users with the Author role or higher can access all comments on the site, including sensitive personal information such as email addresses and IP addresses of commenters, as well as unapproved comment content and metadata. This exposure can lead to privacy violations and potential misuse of the exposed data.
Mitigation Recommendations
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.
CVE-2026-87836: CWE-200 Information Exposure in Comments Import & Export
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.7low
Affected software
Comments Import & Export
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87836 describes an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the Comments Import & Export WordPress plugin versions from 2.1.11 up to but not including 2.5.4. The plugin fails to enforce proper access controls on the comment export functionality, allowing users with the Author role or higher to retrieve all comments site-wide, including sensitive information such as email addresses, IP addresses, unapproved comments, and comment metadata. This lack of restriction violates the principle of least privilege and exposes potentially sensitive user data to unauthorized roles.
Potential Impact
Users with the Author role or higher can access all comments on the site, including sensitive personal information such as email addresses and IP addresses of commenters, as well as unapproved comment content and metadata. This exposure can lead to privacy violations and potential misuse of the exposed data.
Mitigation Recommendations
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-09T11:18:55.524Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab827755bf5e2cf5d4d32e
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 06:02:31 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 06:17:23 UTC
Last updated: 09/18/2026, 00:29:17 UTC
Views: 11
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