CVE-2026-16256

critical · 9.8

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.

9.8

CVSS

0.3%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

23rd

EPSS percentile

2026-08-02

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-269

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7442f47-7263-4cbb-8157-a4ac69953c95/

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-16256