CVE-2026-96524
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.
Published:Sep 26, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 27, 2026
EPS:Sep 26, 2026
EPSS Score:0.001
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Wordpress-extensions
Product
Mcp Server For Wordpress
Wordpress-extensions
Mcp Server For Wordpress
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
