The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 15:17 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
|---|
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| carazoImport and export users and customers | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict roles with create_users capability to trusted users only and monitor for unusual privilege escalations. Avoid relying on this plugin in sensitive environments without additional access controls.
Description
The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 2.5.11. This flaw arises from a non-atomic multi-option write sequence in the ACUI_Cron::save_settings() function, allowing attackers with certain delegated roles to escalate to Administrator privileges under specific conditions involving cron job execution and prior administrator actions.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120554 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/cron.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/cron.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/cron.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.5.7/classes/import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3775652/import-users-from-csv-with-meta (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3775652/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/trunk/classes/cron.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4db0991f-fc89-411b-b0df-1a11c9ddec1f?source=cve (opens in a new tab)