CVE-2026-2992 — Missing Authorization in Kivicare Clinic Patient Management System

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Iqonicdesign Kivicare Clinic Patient Management System
Timeline
PublishedMar 18

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 4.2

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-5xj7-5x73-qfqm: The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization on the↗2026-03-18
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CVEList
KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard↗2026-03-18
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2026-2992 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-2992 — Missing Authorization | cvebase