CVE-2026-2688CWE-863broken-access-control

CVE-2026-2688

Medium · published September 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The HIPAA FORMS WordPress plugin before 3.2.0 contains a hardcoded authentication bypass via a hardcoded parameter alongside all AJAX requests. The server explicitly checks for this value to skip nonce validation entirely. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access protected AJAX endpoints.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00357 · 28.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-09-02T19:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/779304f2-7dc2-4f12-b134-dede9a0c5eb6/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 03:40Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 02 SEP 14:16Z
    CM HIPAA Forms < 3.2.0 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass
    cvelistv5