VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-2688
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-09-02
Last modified2026-09-03
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-863