CVE-2026-96524
The MCP Server for WordPress WordPress plugin before 1.8.2 does not correctly verify the WordPress…
- Risk score
- 58/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 26 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- The MCP Server for WordPress WordPress plugin before 1.8.2 does not correctly verify the WordPress REST API nonce for cookie-authenticated requests when a condition an attacker can influence is present, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform administrator-only actions, including creating a new administrator acc…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 1.8.2 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.8 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
The MCP Server for WordPress WordPress plugin before 1.8.2 does not correctly verify the WordPress REST API nonce for cookie-authenticated requests when a condition an attacker can influence is present, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform administrator-only actions, including creating a new administrator account, by tricking a logged-in administrator into visiting a crafted page.
Last activity 26 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.