Description
The KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary pending appointments as Confirmed and forge an associated completed payment record in wp_kc_payments_appointment_mappings using an attacker-supplied payment ID, bypassing payment entirely. This exploit is achievable on a default installation because the gateway resolution logic returns all registered gateways regardless of admin-enabled status, making the manual (KCPayLater) gateway always selectable.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| iqonicdesign | KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) | <= 4.4.0 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.3.0/app/baseClasses/KCPaymentGatewayFactory.php#L131
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.3.0/app/controllers/api/AppointmentsController.php#L3931
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.3.0/app/controllers/api/AppointmentsController.php#L465
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.3.0/app/paymentGateways/KCPayLater.php#L109
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.3.0/app/services/KCAppointmentPaymentService.php#L32
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.4.0/app/baseClasses/KCPaymentGatewayFactory.php#L131
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.4.0/app/controllers/api/AppointmentsController.php#L3931
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.4.0/app/controllers/api/AppointmentsController.php#L465
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.4.0/app/paymentGateways/KCPayLater.php#L109
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kivicare-clinic-management-system/tags/4.4.0/app/services/KCAppointmentPaymentService.php#L32
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3599918%40kivicare-clinic-management-system&new=3599918%40kivicare-clinic-management-system
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/efe4223a-5c1a-401e-a46b-0278e96d2d71?source=cve
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 10, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred