The POUCO Import Users WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any capability or nonce checks on AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users that create and update WordPress accounts, and it trusts an attacker-supplied role value, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and take over the site.
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-862

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-862

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The POUCO Import Users WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not perform any capability or nonce checks on AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users that create and update WordPress accounts, and it trusts an attacker-supplied role value, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and take over the site.
Title Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T16:17:57.087Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:25:18.184Z

Link: CVE-2026-16256

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T14:46:58.338Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-02T06:16:39.163

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:36.750

Link: CVE-2026-16256

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T20:30:06Z

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