Import and export users and customers < 2.4.5 - Admin+ SSRF via bp_avatar
Priority LOW 19CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not validate a user-supplied URL before requesting it server-side during a CSV import, allowing high-privileged users to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Import and export users and customers (Unknown): 2.4.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Import and export users and customers | before 2.4.5 | 2.4.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Import and export users and customers VendorUnknown Affected before 2.4.5 Fixed in 2.4.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Import and export users and customers (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16542
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9fx-ggrg-2982
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16542 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16542 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9fx-ggrg-2982 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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