CVE-2026-87836 | BDVDB-2026-375820 Detail

Comments Import & Export

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed416bc1-27b7-4840-953a-e0aa925b9336/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed416bc1-27b7-4840-953a-e0aa925b9336/

History#

Version 12026-09-17Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-17
Last modified: 2026-09-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Comments Import & Export

Score

2.7 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 24.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Information Disclosure

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 2.1.11 and < 2.5.4
Fixed
2.5.4

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

2.7 Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).