CVE-2026-96524 (GCVE-0-2026-96524)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-26 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-26 06:00
VLAI
Title
MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d8e97a77-b70f-41… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown MCP Server for WordPress Affected: 0 , < 1.8.2 (semver)
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Credits
Raphael P. Cigana WPScan
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