CVE-2026-12240

Export User Data <= 2.2.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection to Arbitrary File Deletion via display_name Field

highDeserialization of Untrusted Data
8.0
CVSS Score
8.0
CVSS Score
high
Severity
Unpatched
Patched in
N/A
Time to patch

Description

The Export User Data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the unserialize function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). Successful exploitation requires an administrator to trigger a user data export while a subscriber-level (or higher) user has stored a crafted serialized XLSXWriter object payload as their display name.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.2.6
PublishedJune 29, 2026
Last updatedJune 30, 2026
Affected pluginexport-user-data

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