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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Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-02T06:00:10.406Z
Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:25:18.184Z
Link: CVE-2026-16256
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