Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2026· Updated Sep 28, 2026
CVE-2026-96897
CVE-2026-96897
Description
The Optima Express IDX WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not perform any authorisation check on one of its AJAX actions that is available to logged-out users, allowing unauthenticated attackers to force the creation of a fixed author-role account and to repeatedly rotate its application password on any connected install.
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Affected products
1- Range: <8.7.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 21, 2026 to September 27, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Oct 1, 2026
- WordPress: 25 Plugin Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Including Critical FlawsVypr Intelligence · Sep 27, 2026