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

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.

Problem type

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected products

Unknown

Optima Express IDX

< 8.7.6 - AFFECTED

References

wpscan.com

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9fd04f4-282d-486f-8561-dbf02250282a/

exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-fx75-253r-968v

The Optima Express IDX WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not perform any authorisation check on...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fx75-253r-968v

nvd.nist.gov

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96897

wpscan.com

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9fd04f4-282d-486f-8561-dbf02250282a

github.com

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fx75-253r-968v

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-96897

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