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.
History

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions mcp Server For Wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions mcp Server For Wordpress

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-352

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-26T06:00:20.605Z

Updated: 2026-09-26T22:41:14.369Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T11:14:31.549Z

Link: CVE-2026-96524

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T22:32:29.044Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-26T07:17:03.130

Modified: 2026-09-28T15:17:09.083

Link: CVE-2026-96524

cve-icon Redhat

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