CVE-2026-2992

HIGH EPSS 16.0%
Published Mar 18, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 18, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.2
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
4.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 4

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controllers/api/SetupWizardController.php#L162
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controllers/api/SetupWizardController.php#L31
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3467409/
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96743ea-08b1-4b4c-9d62-558b97a6e297?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.