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.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Comments Import & Export 2.1.11 - 2.5.3 - Author+ Comment PII Disclosure via Export
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:28:29.854Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T11:18:55.524Z

Link: CVE-2026-87836

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T12:11:39.985Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T06:16:51.880

Modified: 2026-09-17T13:16:56.423

Link: CVE-2026-87836

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor