WP Import Export Lite: known security problems
16 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 16 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 3.9.35 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone 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 3.9.34
- Fixed in
- 3.9.35
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.35 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76554
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.34 - 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 (up to and including 3.9.32)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76559
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (up to and including 3.9.32)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76551
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 3.9.32)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76556
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or delete private files on your server (up to and including 3.9.32)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76553
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary Directory Deletion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.9.32)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76558
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or delete private files on your server (up to and including 3.9.32) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76555
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 3.9.32) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76557
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (up to and including 3.9.32) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.32
- Fixed in
- 3.9.33
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.33 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76552
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (up to and including 3.9.33)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.33
- Fixed in
- 3.9.34
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.34 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-76550
- Report title
- Import Export Lite <= 3.9.33 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf (up to and including 3.9.30)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.30
- Fixed in
- 3.9.31
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.31 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-11397
- Report title
- WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.30 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'file_url' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could run their own code on your site and take it over (up to and including 3.9.29)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.29
- Fixed in
- 3.9.30
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.30 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-5061
- Report title
- WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.29 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could run their own code on your site and take it over (up to and including 3.9.28)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.28
- Fixed in
- 3.9.29
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.29 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-6207
- Report title
- WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.28 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.9.27)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.27
- Fixed in
- 3.9.28
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.28 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-2839
- Report title
- WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.27 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account 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 3.9.26
- Fixed in
- 3.9.27
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.27 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-31308
- Report title
- WP Import Export Lite <= 3.9.26 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger 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 3.9.15
- Fixed in
- 3.9.16
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update WP Import Export Lite to version 3.9.16 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-0236
- Report title
- WP Import Export Lite & WP Import Export <= 3.9.15 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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