WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Optima Express 8.5.0 - 8.7.5 - Unauthenticated Author Account Creation & Application Password Rotation via ihf_clear_cache
Description
The plugin does not perform any authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions that is available to logged-out users, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the creation of a fixed author-role account and to repeatedly rotate its application password on any connected install.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 8.7.6 References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Alex Spataru
Submitter
Alex Spataru
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-25 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-25 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-25 (about 1 day ago)
