CVE-2026-76552

WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Remote Image Import

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.

Affected

WP Import Export Lite

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 53rd percentile

Published

2026-09-16

Updated

2026-09-17

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e858099a-c3ce-453d-9b98-75087dddc381/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry