The Optima Express IDX WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions that is available to logged-out users, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the creation of a fixed author-role account and to repeatedly rotate its application password on any connected install.
History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Optima Express IDX WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions that is available to logged-out users, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the creation of a fixed author-role account and to repeatedly rotate its application password on any connected install.
Title Optima Express 8.5.0 - 8.7.5 - Unauthenticated Author Account Creation & Application Password Rotation via ihf_clear_cache
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-27T06:00:22.476Z

Updated: 2026-09-28T00:48:07.591Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T19:54:38.933Z

Link: CVE-2026-96897

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T00:37:06.972Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-27T06:17:22.927

Modified: 2026-09-28T15:17:39.543

Link: CVE-2026-96897

cve-icon Redhat

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