# CVE-2026-13613: KiviCare SQL injection in settings/listing endpoint

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-13613-kivicare-sql-injection-in-settings-listing-endpoint  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-12. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-13613 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-08-12

KiviCare is a clinic management system WordPress plugin used to manage patient records and clinic operations. A flaw in the plugin allows authenticated clinic staff members (doctors or receptionists) to inject malicious SQL commands through a search field, potentially exposing sensitive data such as patient records or administrator credentials. The vulnerability requires staff-level access but could lead to unauthorized access to confidential health and business information.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-13613 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-13613 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-13613?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 12 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Revamp Studio KiviCare before 4.5.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-13613?** A patch was published on 2026-08-12: Fixed in version 4.5.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-13613 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-13613?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape the searchTerm parameter before using it in a SQL LIKE query on the /wp-json/kivicare/v1/settings/listing REST endpoint. The parameter is passed through sanitize_text_field and esc_like, but these functions do not strip or escape single quotes, allowing an authenticated attacker to break out of the LIKE literal and inject arbitrary SQL. An attacker with clinic staff-level role (kiviCare_doctor or kiviCare_receptionist) and access to a valid REST nonce can execute time-based SQL injection to extract arbitrary database contents, including administrator credentials. The vulnerability has been patched in version 4.5.2 by properly validating and escaping the searchTerm parameter.

## Affected products

- Revamp Studio KiviCare before 4.5.2

## Timeline

- 2026-08-10: disclosed
- 2026-08-12: patched: Fixed in version 4.5.2

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76b7d66f-6fa3-41e1-9216-ec125e34ade9/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76b7d66f-6fa3-41e1-9216-ec125e34ade9/)