CVE-2026-120554
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Privilege Escalation in Import and Export Users and Customers WordPress Plugin

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-120554, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-11-04

Last updated on: 2026-11-04

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.11 This is due to a non-atomic multi-option write sequence in the `ACUI_Cron::save_settings()` function, which persists `acui_cron_activated`, `acui_cron_configured_by`, `acui_cron_user_id`, and `acui_cron_path_to_file` before reaching the authorization gate that calls `wp_die()` when a non-promoter submits a role. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers holding a custom delegated role with `create_users` but without `promote_users` or `edit_users` to escalate their privileges to Administrator, provided a prior administrator cron-tab save exists and no successful save intervenes before the next unattended cron tick processes the attacker's repointed CSV file.

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Published
2026-11-04
Last Modified
2026-11-04
Generated
2026-11-04
AI Q&A
2026-11-04
EPSS Evaluated
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carazo Import and export users and customers 0

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CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a privilege escalation flaw in the Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin up to version 2.5.11. It occurs because the plugin saves certain settings before checking user permissions. An attacker with a custom role that can create users but lacks promotion or editing rights could exploit this to gain Administrator privileges by manipulating cron-tab settings and CSV file paths.

Impact Analysis

If you use this plugin, an attacker could take over your WordPress site by escalating their privileges to Administrator. This could lead to full control over your website, data theft, or further attacks on your users or visitors.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress to the latest version beyond 2.5.11 immediately to patch the privilege escalation flaw.

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