MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-96524
PublishedThe 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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cve-program · CVE-2026-96524
PublishedMCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
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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- 26 Sep 2026 06:00:20 UTC
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- 26 Sep 2026 22:41:14 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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