LearnPress <= 4.1.4 — Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'import-user-file' Parameter
CVE-2026-7565Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤4.1.4Update to 4.1.5 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.9
- CVSS
- 4.9CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
LearnPress – Backup & Migration Tool learnpress-import-export
- Affected≤ 4.1.4
- Patched in4.1.5
Update to 4.1.5 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 4.1.4. Version 4.1.5 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under LearnPress – Backup & Migration Tool.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 4.1.5, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch LearnPress – Backup & Migration Tool to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Wannes Verwimp.
The LearnPress – Backup & Migration Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.4 via the 'import-user-file' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.9
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
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