The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate the type, extension or content of files it retrieves from a user-supplied URL during import, allowing users granted its import permission to store arbitrary files, including executable ones, on the server and achieve remote code execution.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | WP Import Export Lite | unaffected |
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate the type, extension or content of files it retrieves from a user-supplied URL during import, allowing users granted its import permission to store arbitrary files, including executable ones, on the server and achieve remote code execution. | |
| Title | WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Remote Image Import | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T06:00:10.743Z
Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:52:34.275Z
Link: CVE-2026-76552
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T06:16:32.080
Modified: 2026-09-16T06:16:32.080
Link: CVE-2026-76552
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