Administrator takeover via unchecked CSV import authorization
Published Aug 3, 2026 · Updated Aug 3, 2026
Privilege escalation in Javier Carazo Import and export users and customers before 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to become Administrators. The acui_import_users_batch path applies CSV role and wp_users fields without checking promote_users or edit_user for the target account. An account with only read and create_users can create a new Administrator or replace an existing Administrator's password or email.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Javier Carazo Import and export users and customers before 2.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to become Administrators. The acui_import_users_batch path applies CSV role and wp_users fields without checking promote_users or edit_user for the target account. An account with only read and create_users can create a new Administrator or replace an existing Administrator's password or email.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-16534
- Published
- Aug 3, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Javier Carazo
- Product
- Import and export users and customers
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1098, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.4.2
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan CSV import privilege-escalation proof of conceptfunctional · validated
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