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CVE-2026-96897: Optima Express 8.5.0 - 8.7.5 - Unauthenticated Author Account Creation & Application Password Rotation via ihf_clear_cache
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-27 · updated 2026-09-28
- Weakness: CWE-862
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.
Affected products
- Optima Express IDX: from 8.5.0 before 8.7.6 — fixed in 8.7.6
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Optima Express IDX 8.7.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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