Privilege Escalation in KiviCare Clinic Management System from WordPress
CVE-2026-2992

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Kivicare – Clinic & Patient Management System (ehr)
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-2992?

The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System, a plugin for WordPress, suffers from a Privilege Escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the unprotected /wp-json/kivicare/v1/setup-wizard/clinic REST API endpoint. This flaw exists in all versions up to and including 4.1.2. Without proper authorization checks, attackers can create new clinics and elevate user roles to clinic admin, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the system.

Affected Version(s)

KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) 0 <= 4.1.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clini...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clini...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
High
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Athiwat Tiprasaharn
Itthidej Aramsri
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