CVE-2026-96897

Optima Express 8.5.0 - 8.7.5 - Unauthenticated Author Account Creation & Application Password Rotation via ihf_clear_cache

Published Sep 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions optima Express Idx
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
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
Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 AM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2026, 7:54 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 27, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Sep 28, 2026, 3:17 PM