CVE-2026-2688 CM HIPAA Forms < 3.2.0 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks in the CM HIPAA Forms plugin to access protected AJAX endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2688?
CVE-2026-2688 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown HIPAA FORMS, published on 2 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2688?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2688?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-2688 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-2688 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97qc-pwc2-qcfq.