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FKIE_CVE-2026-76557

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-16 06:16 - Updated: 2026-09-17 13:16

Severity

6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not properly sanitise and escape some import configuration values before using them in SQL statements, allowing users whose role an administrator has granted the WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33's import permission to perform SQL injection attacks.

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a261a153-679a-4300-a36e-28085650f315/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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CVE-2026-76557 (GCVE-0-2026-76557)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-17 12:40

Title

WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated SQLi via Import Options

Summary

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-17 12:21 UTC

CWE

CWE-89 SQL Injection
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a261a153-679a-43…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WP Import Export Lite	Affected: 0 , < 3.9.33 (semver)

Credits

mak3bread(Minseong Kim) WPScan

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JSON

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Sightings

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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