Royal MCP plugin lets contributors read private and draft pages
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Royal MCP WordPress plugin before 1.5.10 does not check object-level permissions before duplicating a requested page, which is a flaw tied to CWE-639. A user with contributor-level access can read the full content of any private or draft page and publish it without holding the publish capability. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Royal MCP WordPress plugin before 1.5.10 does not perform an object-level permission check before duplicating a requested page, relying on a generic capability, which allows users with contributor-level access to read the full content of any private or draft page and to publish it without holding the publish capability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Royal MCP | before 1.5.10 | 1.5.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- Royal MCP VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.10 Fixed in 1.5.10 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Royal MCP to version 1.5.10, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Royal MCP (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Royal MCP 1.5.10
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81705 Incorrect authorization in Royal MCP WordPress plugin exposes non-public postsPriority LOW 19
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111961
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-94r9-pgqm-7rh9
- 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-111961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-94r9-pgqm-7rh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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