CVE-2026-96524

High · CVSS 8.8 (NVD) · fetched 2026-10-30

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.

Remediation

Apply the updates and mitigations in the source advisory; if no fix is available, follow the advisory's guidance on restricting or discontinuing use.

Affected PHP branches

See the source advisory.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) · retrieved 2026-10-30T18:20:20-04:00 · https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96524

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