CVE-2026-2992
KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-2992- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-12839
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-12839- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xj7-5x73-qfqm
The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5xj7-5x73-qfqm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-2992- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-2992 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Iqonicdesign Kivicare – Clinic & Patient Management System (ehr), published March 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96743ea-08b1-4b4c-9d62-558b97a6e297?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controllers/api/SetupWizardController.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2992
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xj7-5x73-qfqm