Improper privilege management in Import and export users and customers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 2.4.16 to before 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Import and export users and customers VendorUnknown Affected 2.4.16 to before 2.5.2 Fixed in 2.5.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Import and export users and customers (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Import and export users and customers 2.5.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-62417 Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend ImporterPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghcr-hgpj-8xjg
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-92540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ghcr-hgpj-8xjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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