KiviCare patients can download other patients' medical files
KiviCare before 4.5.4 does not verify that a patient-level user is entitled to the requested media file. An authenticated patient can select any WordPress media item and download it, including medical reports uploaded by other patients.
- Component
- KiviCare
- Plugin slug
kivicare-clinic-management-system- Affected
- < 4.5.4
- Safe version
4.5.4- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 19, 2026 and is one of 22 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update KiviCare to 4.5.4 or later and assess cross-patient exposure of uploaded medical reports and other media.
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 4.5.4 does not verify that the requesting user is entitled to the media file being served, allowing authenticated patient-level users to download any file in the media library, including other patients' uploaded medical reports.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N