CVE-2026-2992 (GCVE-0-2026-2992)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-18 15:28 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:27
VLAI?
Title
KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
iqonicdesign KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.1.2 (semver)
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Credits
Athiwat Tiprasaharn Itthidej Aramsri
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