KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR): Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR)
- Plugin slug
kivicare-clinic-management-system- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 18, 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Mar 18, 2026 and is one of 22 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
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 – 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N