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CVE-2026-16256criticalCWE-269

Pouco Import Users <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

48Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 9.8epss 0.1%
exploitation probability
0.1%top 95% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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