---
id: CVE-2026-96897
title: >-
  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-ro…
summary: >-
  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-ro…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
product: Optima Express IDX
affected:
  - optima_express_idx >= 8.5.0 < 8.7.6
published: '2026-09-27'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T15:17:39.543'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96897'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9fd04f4-282d-486f-8561-dbf02250282a/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00182
epssPercentile: 0.07706
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-28T00:37:17.285295Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-27T06:43:46.834Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.