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CVE-2026-92541: Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High : upgrade to 2.5.2 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.5.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Import and export users and customers (WordPress plugin) to 2.5.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Import and export users and customersAffected
  • <2.5.2
Fixed in
  • 2.5.2

AI-suggested

Upgrade the Import and export users and customers plugin to version 2.5.2 or later, where this privilege enforcement issue has been addressed. No other mitigation is indicated.

Description

The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator.

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