Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 — Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion
CVE-2026-76553Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33 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
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- 0.5% chance in 30 days39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP Import Export Lite wp-import-export-lite
- Affected≤ 3.9.32
- Patched in3.9.33
Update to 3.9.33 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.9.32. Version 3.9.33 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP Import Export Lite.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.9.33, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP Import Export Lite to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to mak3bread.
The Import Export Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.32. This is due to insufficient validation of a user supplied path. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with admin-level access and above, to delete arbitrary directories.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WP Import Export Lite
All 16| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.7 | Authenticated (Admin+) Privilege Escalation ≤3.9.34Update to 3.9.35 | CVE-2026-76554 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution ≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33 | CVE-2026-76551 | |
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection ≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33 | CVE-2026-76556 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution ≤3.9.33Update to 3.9.34 | CVE-2026-76550 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33 | CVE-2026-76558 |
- Medium4.7Authenticated (Admin+) Privilege Escalation
≤3.9.34Update to 3.9.35
- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33
- Medium4.9Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33
- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
≤3.9.33Update to 3.9.34
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.9.32Update to 3.9.33
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.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST.org.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.