CVE-2026-2992 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System WordPress plugin <= 4.1.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by missing authorization on the /wp-json/kivicare/v1/setup-wizard/clinic REST API endpoint, letting unauthenticated attackers create clinics and admin users, exploit requires no authentication.

Severity & Score

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can create admin users, gaining full control over the WordPress site.

Mitigation

Update to a version later than 4.1.2 or the latest available version.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3467409/
• 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#L162
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/trunk/app/controllers/api/SetupWizardController.php#L31

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TheHackerWire

@thehackerwire

Mar 18, 2026

🟠 CVE-2026-2992 - High (8.2) 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 includ... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2992/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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