Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-96524MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site request forgery in MCP Server for WordPress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	MCP Server for WordPress	0 – before 1.8.2

Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d8e97a77-b70f-41f0-8d1e-0d50b6d878c6/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description