Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-16
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Template Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T06:00:10.911Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T12:52:35.815Z

Link: CVE-2026-76553

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T06:16:32.173

Modified: 2026-09-16T06:16:32.173

Link: CVE-2026-76553

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