CVE-2026-76553

WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Template Path Traversal

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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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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
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Weaknesses CWE-73
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

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Weaknesses CWE-22
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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.
Title WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Template Path Traversal
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 12:40 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 12:52 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Sep 17, 2026, 1:16 PM