KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iqonicdesign | KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) | up to 4.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) Vendoriqonicdesign Affected up to 4.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:iqonic:kivicare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | iqonicdesign |
- cpe:2.3:a:iqonic:kivicare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·iqonicdesign
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2992
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xj7-5x73-qfqm
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96743ea-08b1-4b4c-9d62-558b97a6e297?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controllers/api/SetupWizardController.php#L31
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controllers/api/SetupWizardController.php#L162
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3467409/
More iqonicdesign vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36369 WordPress WPBookit plugin <= 1.6.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02457 KiviCare Management System < 3.2.1 - Multiple CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02452 KiviCare Management System < 3.2.1 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-02453 KiviCare Management System < 3.2.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-05470 WPBookit <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00695 KiviCare < 2.3.9 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-2992 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2992 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xj7-5x73-qfqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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