CVE-2026-2992CWE-862

KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard

High · published March 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00438 · 37.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-03-18T15:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 MAR 15:28Z
    KiviCare <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Setup Wizard
    cvelistv5