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CVE-2026-16256

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 2, 2026
Last modified
August 26, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-269
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 and versions

  • Unknown POUCO Import Users — Up to and including 1.0.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7442f47-7263-4cbb-8157-a4ac69953c95/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record