WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

KiviCare < 4.1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard

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.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
kivicare-clinic-management-system
Fixed in 4.1.3

References

CVE
CVE-2026-2992
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96743ea-08b1-4b4c-9d62-558b97a6e297

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
8.2 (high)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Athiwat Tiprasaharn (Jitlada), Itthidej Aramsri (Boeing777)
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
5d39b5d9-669c-4c6a-b514-ada55bfe616b

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-03-17 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2026-03-18 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-03-18 (about 5 months ago)

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