Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-76555WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Sensitive File Disclosure via Existing File Import Path Traversal

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in WP Import Export Lite from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	WP Import Export Lite	0 – before 3.9.33

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aadc28e6-6176-45ca-80b6-a8186fba835f/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description