Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-16256Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in POUCO Import Users from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | POUCO Import Users | 0 – through 1.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7442f47-7263-4cbb-8157-a4ac69953c95/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description