CVE-2026-92540Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via caller_can_promote_users
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The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not correctly enforce the promote_users capability when assigning roles during a CSV import, allowing users with only the create_users capability to create new administrator accounts or promote existing users to administrator.
- CVSS
- 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Import and export users and customers unknown:import_and_export_users_and_customers (from the name) | from 2.4.16 before 2.5.2 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3a112d4b-9824-4128-ad6a-25b928e6fbdd/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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