CVE-2026-16256 (GCVE-0-2026-16256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-02 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-02 06:00
VLAI
Title
Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7442f47-7263-4c… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown POUCO Import Users Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.0 (semver)
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Credits
Khaled Alenazi (Nxploited) WPScan
Show details on NVD website

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