CVE-2026-96524

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-352

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-16: 110-16
Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab

    🚨 HIGH: CVE-2026-96524 (CVSS 8.8) MCP Server for WordPress plugin <1[.]8[.]2 vulnerable to authentication bypass via CSRF. Unauthenticated attackers can create admin accounts by tricking logged-in admins. Update immediately! #CVE #PatchNow https://t.co/zWUs3XMzar

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