KiviCare <= 4.5.1 - Authenticated (Doctor+) SQL Injection via 'searchTerm' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via the 'searchTerm' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Exploitation requires a KiviCare custom role with the 'settings_view' permission (e.g., Doctor or Receptionist), meaning standard WordPress subscribers cannot exploit this without a KiviCare-assigned role.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 4.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) Vendoriqonicdesign Affected up to 4.5.1 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-2026-15453
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mcq-53qw-994j
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4495e352-758b-4331-a617-033ff348c07d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.5.0/app/controllers/api/SettingsController/ListingData.php#L456
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.5.0/app/controllers/api/SettingsController/ListingData.php#L442
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.5.0/app/controllers/api/SettingsController/ListingData.php#L69
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3637394%40kivicare-clinic-management-system&new=3637394%40kivicare-clinic-management-system
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-2026-15453 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15453 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mcq-53qw-994j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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