9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-15015
MountDev AI MCP Connector for WordPress <= 1.6.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via OAuth Authorization Endpoint
Description

The MountDev AI MCP Connector for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an administrator-bound OAuth Bearer token via a self-registered client, granting full administrator-equivalent access to the plugin's MCP tool surface and all exposed WordPress content, users, and options. This is exploitable by combining the publicly accessible Dynamic Client Registration endpoint, which allows unauthenticated callers to register arbitrary OAuth clients with an attacker-controlled redirect_uri, with the unprotected authorization endpoint to complete the full OAuth flow without any administrator interaction.

INFO

Published Date :

July 23, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 23, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-15015 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update the plugin to patch the authorization bypass vulnerability.
  • Update the MountDev AI MCP Connector to version 1.6.2 or later.
  • Remove any self-registered OAuth clients.
  • Review all registered OAuth clients.
  • Disable Dynamic Client Registration if not needed.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-15015 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'cascadiawebservices', 'product': 'MountDev AI MCP Connector for WordPress', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.6.1'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added Description The MountDev AI MCP Connector for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an administrator-bound OAuth Bearer token via a self-registered client, granting full administrator-equivalent access to the plugin's MCP tool surface and all exposed WordPress content, users, and options. This is exploitable by combining the publicly accessible Dynamic Client Registration endpoint, which allows unauthenticated callers to register arbitrary OAuth clients with an attacker-controlled redirect_uri, with the unprotected authorization endpoint to complete the full OAuth flow without any administrator interaction.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mountdev-ai-mcp-connector/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-oauth-controller.php#L188
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mountdev-ai-mcp-connector/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-oauth-controller.php#L370
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mountdev-ai-mcp-connector/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-oauth-controller.php#L474
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mountdev-ai-mcp-connector/tags/1.6.0/includes/class-oauth-controller.php#L571
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3601448%40mountdev-ai-mcp-connector&new=3601448%40mountdev-ai-mcp-connector
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ce8ec66f-5efc-4354-8871-8e35ab4e51fc?source=cve
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