# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-49j8-gcx6-2f92

## 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 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-76559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76559 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown WP Import Export Lite. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76559/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76559/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76559
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76559
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-76559

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76559/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.