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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
PR:L not PR:H because the attacker holds only the delegated create_users capability, not admin; promotion to administrator yields full C/I/A:H impact.
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The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator.
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Privilege escalation in the Import Export Users WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 allows authenticated users with the create_users capability but not promote_users to change roles of existing users, including promoting them to administrator, via the plugin's front-end import functionality. The flaw is exploitable where create_users is delegated to lower-privileged roles; it does not require administrator access or victim interaction. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires (1) an authenticated account holding the create_users capability but NOT promote_users - a delegated non-admin privilege - and (2) the plugin's front-end import functionality being reachable to that user. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a genuine privilege-escalation-to-full-takeover issue that merits prompt patching. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Upgrade to version 2.5.2 or later, which is the vendor-released patch that enforces the missing promote_users capability check. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Vendor-released patch: 2.5.2. …
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EUVD-2026-83678
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