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
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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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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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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