CVE-2026-16256 PUBLISHED

Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 20.07.2026 Published: 02.08.2026 Updated: 02.08.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product POUCO Import Users
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 0 to 1.0.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Khaled Alenazi (Nxploited) finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE