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CVE-2026-96524: MCP Server for WordPress · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affects MCP Server for WordPressSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 1.8.2 soon.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Total control over the software or total information disclosure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-09-26.

Patch
Available – fixed in 1.8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade MCP Server for WordPress to 1.8.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MCP Server for WordPressAffected
  • <1.8.2
Fixed in
  • 1.8.2

AI-suggested

Upgrade the MCP Server for WordPress plugin to version 1.8.2 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Applying this official fix fully mitigates the risk of exploitation. No additional mitigation steps are required if the plugin is updated.

Description

CVE-2026-96524 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the MCP Server for WordPress plugin versions before 1.8.2. The plugin fails to properly verify the WordPress REST API nonce for cookie-authenticated requests under certain attacker-influenced conditions. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to trick logged-in administrators into performing administrator-only actions, such as creating new administrator accounts, by visiting crafted pages.

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