Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-96897Optima Express 8.5.0 - 8.7.5 - Unauthenticated Author Account Creation & Application Password Rotation via ihf_clear_cache
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Optima Express IDX from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Optima Express IDX | 8.5.0 – before 8.7.6 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9fd04f4-282d-486f-8561-dbf02250282a/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description