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CVE-2026-16256: Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-02 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-269
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.
Affected products
- POUCO Import Users: through 1.0.0
References
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