---
id: CVE-2026-76555
title: >-
  The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a
  user-supplied file path before reading it and copying it into a publicly
  accessible directory, allowing any user whose role an administrator has
  granted the WP …
summary: >-
  The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a
  user-supplied file path before reading it and copying it into a publicly
  accessible directory, allowing any user whose role an administrator has
  granted the WP …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
product: WP Import Export Lite
affected:
  - wp_import_export_lite < 3.9.33
published: '2026-09-16'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T13:16:46.290'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76555'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aadc28e6-6176-45ca-80b6-a8186fba835f/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T12:22:17.115897Z'
epss: 0.00474
epssPercentile: 0.38419
ingestedAt: '2026-09-16T06:51:06.244Z'
---

## Overview

The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a user-supplied file path before reading it and copying it into a publicly accessible directory, allowing any user whose role an administrator has granted the WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33's import permission to disclose sensitive files from the server, including files located outside the web root. The same code path also relaxes the file-system permissions of any path it is given, whether or not the copy succeeds.

## Remediation

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