KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard

Summary

CVECVE-2026-2992
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-18 16:16:27 UTC
Updated2026-04-22 21:32:08 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.000680000 probability, percentile 0.209310000 (date 2026-04-22)

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Iqonicdesign KiviCare Clinic Patient Management System EHR affected 4.1.2 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96743ea-08b1-4b4c-9d62-558b9... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3467409 [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controlle... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controlle... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Athiwat Tiprasaharn (en)

CNA: Itthidej Aramsri (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-02-22T21:30:14.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2026-03-17T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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