Privilege escalation in Import And Export Users Customers
CVE-2026-92541
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them 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
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-92541?
- CVE-2026-92541 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-2026-92541?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.