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.
History

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions import And Export Users And Customers
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions import And Export Users And Customers

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Weaknesses CWE-284

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

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Description 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.
Title Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via caller_can_promote_users
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-20T06:00:18.572Z

Updated: 2026-09-20T13:52:04.112Z

Reserved: 2026-09-16T12:58:12.152Z

Link: CVE-2026-92540

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T13:51:57.596Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-20T07:16:51.257

Modified: 2026-09-21T13:34:57.127

Link: CVE-2026-92540

cve-icon Redhat

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