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AI Copilot EUVDEUVD-2026-45150

| CVE-2026-9810 CRITICAL
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-07-17 WPScan GHSA-74px-22jg-8gh2
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Locate WP site running AI Copilot
  2. Delivery
    Complete public OAuth flow
  3. Exploit
    Obtain unbound access token
  4. Execution
    Invoke privileged MCP tools as admin
  5. Persist
    Create administrator user
  6. Impact
    Full site takeover

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – 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

AI Copilot 0 <1.5.4

Affected Packages

euvd ai_copilot fix: 1.5.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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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

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Jul 17, 2026 - 13:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Jul 17, 2026 - 08:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 17, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 17, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.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.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

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.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche third-party WordPress plugin, limited install base
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Social Media
2
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity + public POC available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

69
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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