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CVE-2026-92540: Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via caller_can_promote_users
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-20 · updated 2026-09-21
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not correctly enforce the promote_users capability when assigning roles during a CSV import, allowing users with only the create_users capability to create new administrator accounts or promote existing users to administrator.
Affected products
- carazo Import and export users and customers: from 2.4.16 before 2.5.2 — fixed in 2.5.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: carazo Import and export users and customers 2.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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