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.
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Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-640

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend Importer
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-20T06:00:18.739Z

Reserved: 2026-09-16T12:58:16.942Z

Link: CVE-2026-92541

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-20T07:16:51.353

Modified: 2026-09-20T07:16:51.353

Link: CVE-2026-92541

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Updated: 2026-09-20T07:45:16Z

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