CVE-2026-19417 KiviCare < 4.5.4 - Patient+ Arbitrary Media Attachment Read via IDOR
Authenticated patients can download any media file, including other patients' medical reports, due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-19417?
CVE-2026-19417 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown KiviCare, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The KiviCare WordPress plugin before 4.5.4 does not verify that the requesting user is entitled to the media file being served, allowing authenticated patient-level users to download any file in the media library, including other patients' uploaded medical reports.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19417?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-19417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34m6-mf7c-4crh.