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.
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Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 |
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-27T06:00:22.476Z
Reserved: 2026-09-23T19:54:38.933Z
Link: CVE-2026-96897
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-27T06:17:22.927
Modified: 2026-09-27T06:17:22.927
Link: CVE-2026-96897
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-27T11:42:12Z
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