CVE-2026-2992
HIGH
8,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization on the `/wp-json/kivicare/v1/setup-wizard/clinic` REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new clinic and a WordPress user with clinic admin privileges.
862
Missing Authorization
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Access Control
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Read Files Or Directories
Modify Application Data
Modify Files Or Directories
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
AI/ML, Database Server, Not Technology-Specific, Web Server
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tr…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tr…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3467409/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96743ea-08b1-4b4c-9d…