Auth bypass in Iqonicdesign Kivicare – Clinic & Patient Management System (Ehr)
CVE-2026-2991
The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This is due to the `patientSocialLogin()` function not verifying the social provider access token before authenticating a user. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any patient registered on the system by providing only their email address and an arbitrary value for the access token, bypassing all credential verification. The attacker gains access to sensitive medical records, appointments, prescriptions, and billing information (PII/PHI breach). Additionally, authentication cookies are set before the role check, meaning the auth cookies for non-patient users (including administrators) are also set in the HTTP response headers, even though a 403 response is returned.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2991?
- CVE-2026-2991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iqonicdesign Kivicare – Clinic & Patient Management System (Ehr), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2991?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-2991 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.