CVE-2026-16256
Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.5%
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
- POUCO Import Users
- CVSS v3.1 CNA
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 41st percentile
- Published
- 2026-08-02
- Updated
- 2026-08-05