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CVE-2026-2688: CM HIPAA Forms < 3.2.0 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-02 · updated 2026-09-03
- Weakness: CWE-863
Description
The HIPAA FORMS WordPress plugin before 3.2.0 contains a hardcoded authentication bypass via a hardcoded parameter alongside all AJAX requests. The server explicitly checks for this value to skip nonce validation entirely. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access protected AJAX endpoints.
Affected products
- HIPAA FORMS: before 3.2.0 — fixed in 3.2.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: HIPAA FORMS 3.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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