CVE-2026-16256: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in POUCO Import Users
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.
CVE-2026-16256: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in POUCO Import Users
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.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T08:25:18.184Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6f99cabf32cb7a344bda52
Added to database: 08/02/2026, 19:26:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/02/2026, 19:26:02 UTC
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