The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a path taken from stored, user-supplied data before recursively deleting the directory it resolves to, allowing users to whom an administrator has delegated a WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 capability to delete arbitrary directories, and every file within them, including outside the web root.
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| Description | The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a path taken from stored, user-supplied data before recursively deleting the directory it resolves to, allowing users to whom an administrator has delegated a WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 capability to delete arbitrary directories, and every file within them, including outside the web root. | |
| Title | WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Template Path Traversal | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T06:00:10.911Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:52:35.815Z
Link: CVE-2026-76553
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T06:16:32.173
Modified: 2026-09-16T06:16:32.173
Link: CVE-2026-76553
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