# CVE-2026-76556: WP Import Export Lite SQL injection in export filters

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76556-wp-import-export-lite-sql-injection-in-export-filters  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-16. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-76556 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.8 · Published 2026-09-16

WP Import Export Lite is a WordPress plugin used to import and export website data. The plugin contains a SQL injection vulnerability in its export filter functionality that allows authenticated users—including administrators and other roles with export permissions—to inject malicious SQL queries. This could enable attackers with limited access to extract sensitive data, modify database content, or compromise the entire WordPress installation.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-76556 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76556 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-76556?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 16 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WP Import Export Lite WP Import Export Lite before 3.9.33.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76556?** A patch was published on 2026-09-14: Fixed in version 3.9.33 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-76556 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-76556?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an authenticated SQL injection (SQLi, CWE-89) in the export filter rules processing. The plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied filter values before incorporating them into SQL statements. An attacker must hold the export permission (granted by default to administrators, and can be delegated to lower roles) to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary SQL queries against the WordPress database. The vulnerability was fixed in version 3.9.33; users should update immediately to remediate the issue.

## Affected products

- WP Import Export Lite WP Import Export Lite before 3.9.33

## Timeline

- 2026-09-14: disclosed
- 2026-09-14: patched: Fixed in version 3.9.33

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8192a4e-4fea-423f-9d65-f9229f9b1922/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8192a4e-4fea-423f-9d65-f9229f9b1922/)