KiviCare listing search permits clinic-staff SQL injection
KiviCare before 4.5.2 exposes GET routes in the kivicare/v1 namespace for /settings/listing, /settings/listing/static-data and /settings/listing/export. A clinic-staff user controls searchTerm; after esc_like(), the vulnerable code interpolates the resulting value directly into whereRaw() LIKE clauses for type or value lookups. This permits SQL injection. The exact clinic-staff subtype and extractable data or blind/error behavior are not disclosed. Version 4.5.2 parameterizes the LIKE values.
- Component
- KiviCare
- Plugin slug
kivicare-clinic-management-system- Affected
- < 4.5.2
- Safe version
4.5.2- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 12, 2026 and is one of 22 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to 4.5.2 or later. Review clinic-staff REST requests and database logs for injection probes, and rotate secrets if database information may have been extracted.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The KiviCare WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not properly sanitise and escape user-supplied parameters before using them in a SQL query, allowing authenticated users with a clinic staff-level role to perform SQL injection.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H