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Appointment Booking Calendar CVE-2019-14791

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2019-08-09 cve@mitre.org
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 1.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin 1.3.18 for WordPress allows XSS via the wp-admin/admin-post.php editionarea parameter. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin 1.3.18 for WordPress allows XSS via the wp-admin/admin-post.php editionarea parameter. Affected products include: Codepeople Appointment Booking Calendar.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin 1.3.18 for WordPress allows XSS via the wp-admin/admin-post.php editionarea parameter.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +30
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:codepeople:appointment_booking_calendar:1.3.18:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2024-0856 HIGH POC
8.8 Mar 20

The Appointment Booking Calendar WordPress plugin before 1.3.83 does not have CSRF checks in some places, which could al

CVE-2020-9372 HIGH POC
7.8 Mar 04

The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin before 1.3.35 for WordPress allows user input (in fields such as Description or

CVE-2022-43482 HIGH
8.8 Nov 18

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Appointment Booking Calendar plugin <= 1.3.69 on WordPress. Rated high severity (

CVE-2020-9371 MEDIUM POC
4.8 Mar 04

Stored XSS exists in the Appointment Booking Calendar plugin before 1.3.35 for WordPress. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.

CVE-2025-46241 HIGH
8.2 Apr 22

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in codepeople Appointment Booking Calendar allows SQL Injection.3.92. Ra

CVE-2015-7319 HIGH
7.5 Sep 29

SQL injection vulnerability in cpabc_appointments_admin_int_calendar_list.inc.php in the Appointment Booking Calendar pl

CVE-2026-111727 MEDIUM
6.4 Oct 28

Stored cross-site scripting in the Appointment Booking Calendar WordPress plugin through version 1.4.05 allows authentic

CVE-2024-13431 MEDIUM
6.1 Mar 07

The Appointment Booking Calendar - Simply Schedule Appointments Booking Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Ref

CVE-2025-46247 MEDIUM
5.3 Apr 22

Missing Authorization vulnerability in codepeople Appointment Booking Calendar allows Accessing Functionality Not Proper

CVE-2026-12111 MEDIUM
4.3 Jun 18

Sensitive customer PII exposure in the Appointment Booking Calendar WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.4.0

CVE-2026-12113 MEDIUM
4.3 Jul 01

Sensitive PII exposure in the Appointment Booking Calendar WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.4.02) allows

CVE-2015-7320 MEDIUM
4.3 Sep 29

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cpabc_appointments_admin_int_bookings_list.inc.php in the Appoint

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