CVE-2026-87836 Comments Import & Export 2.1.11 - 2.5.3 - Author+ Comment PII Disclosure via Export
Authors can export all site comments, exposing sensitive PII like emails and IPs due to missing authorization checks in the Comments Import & Export plugin.
- 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-2026-87836?
CVE-2026-87836 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Comments Import & Export, published on 17 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Comments Import & Export WordPress plugin before 2.5.4 does not restrict its comment export to users able to moderate comments, nor scope the export to content owned by the requesting user, allowing users with the Author role and above to retrieve every comment on the site, including commenter email addresses, IP addresses, unapproved comment content and comment meta.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87836?
How do I fix CVE-2026-87836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-87836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fm8-39xv-9vv2.