Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2026· Updated Sep 17, 2026
CVE-2026-76553
CVE-2026-76553
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: <3.9.33
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 14, 2026 to September 20, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 24, 2026