Privilege escalation in Import And Export Users Customers

CVE-2026-92540

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Unknown Import And Export Users Customers

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-92540?
CVE-2026-92540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Import And Export Users Customers, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-92540?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.