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High · 7.2 CVE-2026-92541 EUVD-2026-83678GHSA-562f-rm3m-8jj6

Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend Importer

Published Sep 20, 2026 · Updated Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 2.5.2

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