WP Import Export Lite Plugin up to 3.9.32 on WordPress file inclusion

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Import Export Lite Plugin up to 3.9.32 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-76553. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in WP Import Export Lite Plugin up to 3.9.32. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-76553 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.9.33 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

Name

• 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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