CVE-2026-76559 WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Admin+ SSRF via Import URL Handling
Administrators can exploit improper URL validation in WP Import Export Lite to perform Server-Side Request Forgery and access internal resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-76559?
CVE-2026-76559 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Unknown WP Import Export Lite, published on 16 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not properly validate URLs before requesting them during the import process, allowing users with the import capability, which administrators hold by default, to make the site issue requests to internal hosts and services and read their responses. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-11397.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76559?
How do I fix CVE-2026-76559?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-76559 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76559 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49j8-gcx6-2f92.