---
id: CVE-2026-76553
title: >-
  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 …
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
product: WP Import Export Lite
affected:
  - wp_import_export_lite < 3.9.33
published: '2026-09-16'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T13:16:46.120'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76553'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf4c5303-4efe-40b3-9ec0-5e6406b5ec9f/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T12:22:30.422364Z'
epss: 0.00452
epssPercentile: 0.36654
ingestedAt: '2026-09-16T06:51:06.244Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.