WP Import Export Lite Plugin up to 3.9.32 on WordPress path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WP Import Export Lite Plugin up to 3.9.32. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Import. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-76555. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in WP Import Export Lite Plugin up to 3.9.32. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a user-supplied file path before reading it and copying it into a publicly accessible directory, allowing any user whose role an administrator has granted the WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33's import permission to disclose sensitive files from the server, including files located outside the web root. The same code path also relaxes the file-system permissions of any path it is given, whether or not the copy succeeds.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-76555 since 08/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 3.9.33 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• WP Import Export Lite Plugin

Version

• 3.9.0
• 3.9.1
• 3.9.2
• 3.9.3
• 3.9.4
• 3.9.5
• 3.9.6
• 3.9.7
• 3.9.8
• 3.9.9
• 3.9.10
• 3.9.11
• 3.9.12
• 3.9.13
• 3.9.14
• 3.9.15
• 3.9.16
• 3.9.17
• 3.9.18
• 3.9.19
• 3.9.20
• 3.9.21
• 3.9.22
• 3.9.23
• 3.9.24
• 3.9.25
• 3.9.26
• 3.9.27
• 3.9.28
• 3.9.29
• 3.9.30
• 3.9.31
• 3.9.32

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