# CVE-2024-35659: WordPress KiviCare plugin <= 3.6.6 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability

> Attackers can access or modify unauthorized data in the KiviCare WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jx9-685f-c6rh

## What is CVE-2024-35659?

CVE-2024-35659 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Iqonic Design KiviCare, published on 8 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Iqonic Design KiviCare kivicare-clinic-management-system allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects KiviCare: from n/a through <= 3.6.6.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35659?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Iqonic Kivicare.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-35659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Iqonic Design KiviCare

- [CVE-2022-0786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0786/): KiviCare < 2.3.9 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-2628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2628/): KiviCare Management System < 3.2.1 - Multiple CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-11728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11728/): KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) <= 3.6.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-1572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1572/): SQL injection in KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-11729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11729/): KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35659 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35659 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Iqonic Design KiviCare, published on 8 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Iqonic Design KiviCare. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35659/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35659/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35659
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35659
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35659

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35659/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.