Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 2026· Updated Aug 3, 2026
Import and export users and customers < 2.4.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via CSV Import
CVE-2026-16534
Description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not enforce WordPress's role-assignment and per-user edit permissions during CSV import, allowing a user holding only the user-creation capability to create an administrator account and to overwrite an existing administrator's password or email.
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Affected products
1- Range: <2.4.2
Patches
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References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d1246a0-3cd1-4b6d-bd3e-6ed89745da26/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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