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.
Published: 2026-09-27
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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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

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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
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Wordpress-extensions Optima Express Idx
cve-icon MITRE

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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Updated: 2026-09-27T11:42:12Z

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