Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLocate WP site running AI Copilot
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DeliveryComplete public OAuth flow
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ExploitObtain unbound access token
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ExecutionInvoke privileged MCP tools as admin
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PersistCreate administrator user
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ImpactFull site takeover
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the target WordPress site has the AI Copilot plugin (version below 1.5.4) installed and active with its public OAuth flow reachable, which is the plugin's intended operating mode. The attacker must complete that public OAuth flow to obtain a valid access token and then call the plugin's MCP tools; no WordPress account, password, or user interaction is needed (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). The primary limiting factor is deployment scope - only sites actually running this specific plugin below 1.5.4 are exploitable - rather than any authentication or configuration barrier. |
| Impact | All strong signals align toward high real-world priority: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with no user interaction, and impact is total (C:H/I:H/A:H) because administrator access equals full site compromise. Publicly available exploit code lowers the barrier to opportunistic mass exploitation of internet-facing WordPress sites. EPSS and SSVC data were not provided in the input, so exploitation-probability and automatability cannot be quantified here - however, the combination of unauthenticated network access, public POC, and a widely automated ecosystem (WordPress) strongly suggests high practical risk. This is not a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk case; the only mitigating factor is that the vulnerable plugin's install base is far smaller than WordPress core. It is not listed in CISA KEV, so active exploitation is not confirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker discovers an internet-facing WordPress site running AI Copilot below 1.5.4 and completes the plugin's public OAuth flow to obtain any valid access token. Because the token is not bound to a user, the attacker presents it to the MCP tool interface and is treated as an administrator, invoking the user-creation tool to add a new admin account. Publicly available exploit code makes this repeatable and scriptable against many sites with no authentication or user interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 17, 2026
Privilege escalation and full site takeover affects the AI Copilot WordPress plugin before 1.5.4, which fails to bind OAuth access tokens to a specific WordPress user and treats any valid token as an administrator session. An unauthenticated attacker who completes the plugin's public OAuth flow can invoke privileged MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools as an administrator, creating new users and escalating roles. Publicly available exploit code exists and the flaw carries a CVSS 9.8; no active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV).
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade the AI Copilot plugin to version 1.5.4 or later, which binds OAuth tokens to the authenticated WordPress user. Until the upgrade is applied, deactivate and remove the AI Copilot plugin entirely, since the OAuth flow is publicly reachable and cannot be safely left enabled; if the plugin must remain active, restrict network access to its OAuth and MCP endpoints (for example via a WAF rule or web-server access control limiting those paths to trusted IPs), accepting that this breaks legitimate OAuth-based clients. After patching, audit the WordPress user table for unexpected administrator accounts or recent role changes and rotate credentials, as the flaw permits arbitrary user creation. Advisory references: WPScan (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6378a370-fe2f-48e7-984f-6e6c575dba60/), EUVD/NVD (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9810), and VulDB (https://vuldb.com/vuln/379767).
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the AI Copilot plugin's integration between OAuth 2.0 authorization and its MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool interface within WordPress. The root cause maps to CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management): access tokens issued through the public OAuth flow are never bound to the identity of a WordPress user, so the server accepts any structurally valid token as if it belonged to an administrator. Because MCP tools expose privileged operations (user creation, role assignment), the missing token-to-principal binding collapses the authorization boundary - the plugin authenticates that a token is valid but never authorizes it against a user or role. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:ai_copilot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions prior to the fix.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Public OAuth flow gives unauthenticated network access with no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), and administrator takeover yields total confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
The AI Copilot WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not bind OAuth access tokens to a WordPress user, and accepts any valid token as an administrator session, allowing unauthenticated attackers who complete the public OAuth flow to execute privileged MCP tools as an administrator, including arbitrary user creation and role escalation.
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Executive ViewAI
The AI Copilot WordPress plugin (versions before 1.5.4) allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative control of affected WordPress sites by exploiting improper OAuth token binding, enabling unauthorized user creation and privilege escalation. With publicly available exploit code and no authentication barrier, any organization using this plugin faces immediate risk of complete site compromise and potential data breach.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
EUVD-2026-45150
GHSA-74px-22jg-8gh2
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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VulDB
Exploit-DB