Comments Import & Export 2.1.11 - 2.5.3 - Author+ Comment PII Disclosure via Export
Priority LOW 13CWE-200Published · 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-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00316 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Comments Import & Export (Unknown): 2.5.4
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 | Comments Import & Export | 2.1.11 to before 2.5.4 | 2.5.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Comments Import & Export VendorUnknown Affected 2.1.11 to before 2.5.4 Fixed in 2.5.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Comments Import & Export (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fm8-39xv-9vv2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-87836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fm8-39xv-9vv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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