CVE-2026-76550

WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.34 - Authenticated RCE via Export Template Path Traversal

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.34 does not validate a user-supplied output path when writing export files, allowing users granted its export permission to write files with arbitrary names to arbitrary locations on the server, leading to remote code execution.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Import Export Lite
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wp Import Export Lite
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Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73
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Weaknesses CWE-94
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73
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Description The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.34 does not validate a user-supplied output path when writing export files, allowing users granted its export permission to write files with arbitrary names to arbitrary locations on the server, leading to remote code execution.
Title WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.34 - Authenticated RCE via Export Template Path Traversal
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 12:41 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 12:52 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Sep 17, 2026, 1:16 PM