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"state": "PUBLISHED",
"assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
"dateReserved": "2026-09-18T20:38:39.058Z",
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"value": "The Optima Express IDX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 8.7.5. This is due to the `provisionBlogCredentials()` function in `iHomefinderAdmin.php` being reachable via the `wp_ajax_nopriv_ihf_clear_cache` AJAX action — through the call chain `iHomefinderAjaxHandler::clearCache()` → `activateAuthenticationToken()` → `getAuthenticationInfo()` → `provisionBlogCredentials()` — with no capability check, nonce verification, or ownership validation, and the function unconditionally calling `$user->set_role('author')` on whichever WordPress account matches the hard-coded login `optima-express` via `get_user_by('login', 'optima-express')`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to escalate a pre-registered `optima-express` account to the Author role, gaining `publish_posts`, `upload_files`, and `edit_published_posts` capabilities, including access to the plugin's own `/wp-json/optima-express/v1/blog-post` REST endpoint. Exploitation requires open user registration to be enabled on the target site, and the attacker must register the `optima-express` username before the plugin has had the opportunity to provision that login for its own integration account."
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"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ba63df6-ae71-4320-bb82-87d6e17cc47d?source=cve"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinderAdmin.php#L818"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinderAjaxHandler.php#L146"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinder.php#L291"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinderAdmin.php#L369"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinderAdmin.php#L498"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinder.php#L176"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optima-express/tags/8.7.5/iHomefinderAdmin.php#L752"
},
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3706448%40optima-express&new=3706448%40optima-express"
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"lang": "en",
"description": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management",
"cweId": "CWE-269",
"type": "CWE"
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"time": "2026-09-21T22:24:51.000Z",
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"time": "2026-09-24T18:52:57.000Z",
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