CVE-2026-96897

Optima Express 8.5.0 - 8.7.5 - Unauthenticated Author Account Creation & Application Password Rotation via ihf_clear_cache

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.

Affected

Optima Express IDX

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 7th percentile

Published

2026-09-27

Updated

2026-09-28

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9fd04f4-282d-486f-8561-dbf02250282a/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry