Unauthenticated Administrator escalation via wp_capabilities profile write
Published Mar 21, 2026 · Updated Mar 21, 2026
Privilege escalation in Codection Import and export users and customers 1.29.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to become Administrators. The save_extra_user_profile_fields function writes registration-supplied wp_capabilities because get_restricted_fields omits that sensitive key. Exploitation requires Show fields in profile to be enabled and a prior CSV import with a wp_capabilities header, after which crafted registration data creates an Administrator.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Codection Import and export users and customers 1.29.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to become Administrators. The save_extra_user_profile_fields function writes registration-supplied wp_capabilities because get_restricted_fields omits that sensitive key. Exploitation requires Show fields in profile to be enabled and a prior CSV import with a wp_capabilities header, after which crafted registration data creates an Administrator.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3629
- Published
- Mar 21, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Javier Carazo
- Product
- Import and export users and customers
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=* <=1.29.7
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- CVE-2026-3629 import-users-from-csv-with-meta proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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