CVE-2026-92541 WordPress.org CVE debrief

Who should care

WordPress administrators and users with the create_users capability should assess exposure and prioritize verification of user role management in WordPress installations using the Import and export users and customers plugin.

Why it matters

The vulnerability in the Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin allows users with create_users capability to change roles of existing users, including promoting them to administrator. WordPress administrators and users with the create_users capability should assess exposure and prioritize verification of user role management.

• Potential unauthorized role changes by users with create_users capability.
• Possible elevation of privileges for users with create_users capability.
• Required verification of user role management in WordPress installations using the Import and export users and customers plugin.
• Potential impact on user management and security in affected WordPress installations.

Technical summary

The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator. This vulnerability allows unauthorized role changes, potentially leading to privilege escalation. The plugin's front-end import functionality is vulnerable, and defenders should assess exposure and prioritize verification of user role management.

Defensive priority

Assess exposure and prioritize verification of user role management in WordPress installations using the Import and export users and customers plugin.

Recommended defensive actions

• Assess exposure by checking if the Import and export users and customers plugin is installed and if user role management is being used.
• Prioritize verification of user role management in WordPress installations using the Import and export users and customers plugin.
• Verify if the plugin version is 2.5.2 or later.
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented.
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide limited information about the vulnerability. Further verification is required to determine the affected versions and potential impact. The vulnerability affects WordPress installations using the Import and export users and customers plugin before version 2.5.2. Defenders should verify user role management and assess exposure.

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.