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.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-26T06:00:20.605Z
Reserved: 2026-09-23T11:14:31.549Z
Link: CVE-2026-96524
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-26T07:17:03.130
Modified: 2026-09-26T07:17:03.130
Link: CVE-2026-96524
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Updated: 2026-09-26T07:45:06Z