CVE-2026-17001 Cross-site scripting in Import and export users and customers
Authenticated attackers with custom-level access can inject arbitrary web scripts via user meta profile fields, leading to stored XSS execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-17001?
CVE-2026-17001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in carazo Import and export users and customers, published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Column User Meta Profile Fields in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17001?
How do I fix CVE-2026-17001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-17001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4999-fgr2-g9qv.