Import and export users and customers: known security problems
33 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 33 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 2.5.7 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.5
- Fixed in
- 2.4.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.4.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-17001
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.4.5 - Authenticated (Custom+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Meta Profile Fields
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could take over your site as an admin
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.5
- Fixed in
- 2.5.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.5.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-104757
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.5.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.5.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.2
- Fixed in
- 2.5.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.5.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-94178
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.4.17)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.17
- Fixed in
- 2.4.18
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.4.18 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-86583
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.4.17 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via CSV Escape-Character Mismatch in Export/Import Round Trip via display_name and nickname Profile Fields
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.5.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.1
- Fixed in
- 2.5.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.5.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-92540
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.5.1) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.1
- Fixed in
- 2.5.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.5.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-92541
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.4
- Fixed in
- 2.4.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.4.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-16542
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.4.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or delete private files on your server (before 2.4.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 2.4.3
- Fixed in
- 2.4.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.4.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-15673
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers < 2.4.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.4.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.1
- Fixed in
- 2.4.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.4.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-16534
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.0
- Fixed in
- 2.4.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.4.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-15026
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.4.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via email_template_selected AJAX Action
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 2.0.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.0.8
- Fixed in
- 2.0.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.0.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-7641
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 2.0.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Multisite Capability Meta Fields
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 1.29.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.29.7
- Fixed in
- 2.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 2.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-3629
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.29.7 - Privilege Escalation to Administrator via save_extra_user_profile_fields
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.27.12)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.27.12
- Fixed in
- 1.27.13
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.27.13 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-24689
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.27.12 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.27.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.27.5
- Fixed in
- 1.27.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.27.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-50413
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.27.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.26.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.26.8
- Fixed in
- 1.26.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.26.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-38787
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.8 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.26.6.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.26.6.1
- Fixed in
- 1.26.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.26.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-4734
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.6.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.26.6.1) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.26.6.1
- Fixed in
- 1.26.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.26.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-4656
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.6.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.26.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.26.5
- Fixed in
- 1.26.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.26.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-34815
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.5 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.26.5) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.26.5
- Fixed in
- 1.26.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.26.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-1050
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.5 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.26.2
- Fixed in
- 1.26.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.26.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-32817
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.24.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.24.6
- Fixed in
- 1.24.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.24.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-22151
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.24.6 - Missing Authorization via fire_cron REST endpoint
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.24.3
- Fixed in
- 1.24.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.24.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6624
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.24.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.24.2
- Fixed in
- 1.24.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.24.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6583
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.24.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Directory Traversal via Recurring Import Functionality
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.20.4
- Fixed in
- 1.20.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.20.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-3558
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.20.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) CSV Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.19.2.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.19.2.1
- Fixed in
- 1.19.2.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.19.2.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-1255
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.19.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.16.3.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.16.3.5
- Fixed in
- 1.16.3.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.16.3.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-22277
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.16.3.5 - CSV injection via a customer's profile
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (from 1.15 up to and including 1.15)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- From 1.15 up to and including 1.15
- Fixed in
- 1.15.0.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.15.0.1 or newer.
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers 1.15 - Sensitive Data Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or delete private files on your server (up to and including 1.14.1.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.14.1.3
- Fixed in
- 1.14.2.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.14.2.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-14683
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.14.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to attachment deletion & Path Traversal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.14.2.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.14.2.1
- Fixed in
- 1.14.2.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.14.2.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-15326
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.14.2.1 - Directory Traversal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.14.1.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.14.1.2
- Fixed in
- 1.14.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.14.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-15327
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.14.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.14.0.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.14.0.3
- Fixed in
- 1.14.0.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.14.0.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-15328
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.14.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.14.0.3
- Fixed in
- 1.14.0.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.14.0.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-15329
- Report title
- Import and export users and customers <= 1.14.0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.12.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.12.1
- Fixed in
- 1.12.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Import and export users and customers to version 1.12.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2018-20101
- Report title
- Import users from CSV with meta <= 1.12 - Import Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
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