CVE-2026-96524 MCP Server for WordPress < 1.8.2 - Administrator Account Creation via CSRF
Unauthenticated attackers can create administrator accounts by tricking logged-in admins into visiting crafted pages due to missing nonce verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96524?
CVE-2026-96524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown MCP Server for WordPress, published on 26 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96524?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-96524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9frx-mgw6-jh42.