Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site running BookIt ≤2.6.0.5
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ExploitSend unauthenticated request to unprotected plugin endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactPerform unauthorized booking/data modification
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires only that the BookIt WordPress plugin (Liquid Web / StellarWP) at a version from the initial release through 2.6.0.5 be installed and active on a network-reachable site; per the CVSS vector exploitation is remote and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) with no user interaction (UI:N) and low complexity (AC:L), so default installations are exposed. The practical limiting factors are that the plugin must be present and at a vulnerable version, and that impact is confined to integrity (C:N/A:N, I:L) - an attacker gains unauthorized access to a specific protected action rather than full compromise. The exact endpoint/feature triggering the missing authorization is not specified in the available description and should be confirmed from the Patchstack advisory. |
| Impact | Signals are consistent and point to a moderate, not top-tier, priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated issue, but impact is deliberately scoped to integrity-only and low (C:N/I:L/A:N), yielding a base score of 5.3 (Medium) - this is a missing-authorization/broken-access-control flaw (CWE-862) that lets an actor reach a protected action without proper authorization, not a data-theft or RCE condition. No EPSS score was supplied in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here. There is no CISA KEV entry and no public exploit referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The signals do not conflict: a Medium CVSS with integrity-only impact, no KEV, and no POC collectively indicate a real but lower-urgency hardening issue rather than an actively-weaponized emergency. The one caveat is that the Patchstack description is generic ('allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels') and does not name the specific endpoint or action affected, so the precise security impact (what integrity change an attacker can make) cannot be confirmed from available data and should be verified against the Patchstack advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated remote attacker sends a crafted request directly to a BookIt plugin endpoint (AJAX/REST action) that fails to check the caller's authorization, performing a booking-related action or state change they should not be permitted to make. Because no authentication or user interaction is required (PR:N/UI:N) and complexity is low, the request can be issued directly against any reachable WordPress site running a vulnerable version. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 16, 2026
Missing authorization in the BookIt WordPress plugin (Liquid Web / StellarWP), in all versions through 2.6.0.5, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to reach a protected plugin action that should be restricted to privileged users, resulting in unauthorized modification of site data. The CVSS 3.1 vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, score 5.3) confirms exploitation is network-based, unauthenticated, low complexity and requires no user interaction, but impact is confined to integrity - there is no confidentiality or availability loss and no scope change, so this is a moderate-priority broken access control issue rather than a full site takeover. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) were identified at time of analysis, and the exact endpoint or feature lacking the capability check is not specified in the available description and should be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, and 2.6.0.5 is the last release documented as vulnerable, so administrators should treat it as such and upgrade to the next BookIt release from StellarWP as soon as it is published, tracking the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bookit/vulnerability/wordpress-bookit-plugin-2-6-0-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) and the WordPress.org plugin page for the fixed version rather than assuming any current build is patched. If the booking functionality is not needed, the cleanest mitigation is to deactivate and delete the plugin, accepting the side effect of losing all booking, calendar and appointment features and potentially leaving orphaned database tables behind. Where the plugin must stay active, compensate at the perimeter: use a WAF or reverse proxy to block unauthenticated POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and /wp-json/ routes carrying BookIt-specific action or namespace parameters, and to reject requests that lack expected referer/nonce headers - testing first, because legitimate guest-facing booking forms that rely on unauthenticated AJAX may break and silently stop accepting reservations. Additional hardening with limited downside includes restricting administrative endpoints to trusted IP ranges or requiring an extra authentication layer (HTTP auth, VPN) in front of wp-admin, and enabling logging/alerting on BookIt action requests from unauthenticated clients so attempted abuse is visible; none of these controls fix the underlying missing capability check, so they are temporary measures until a patched version is applied.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a classic missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in a WordPress plugin. WordPress plugins expose privileged functionality through admin-ajax.php actions, REST API routes, and shortcode/form handlers; correct implementation requires each handler to verify the caller's identity and capability (for example current_user_can() plus nonce validation) before performing privileged operations. If a handler omits or misapplies that check, an unauthenticated request can invoke an action that the developer intended to be administrator-only - the "exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels" pattern Patchstack tracks as broken access control. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:liquid_web_/_stellarwp:bookit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates the affected component is the BookIt booking/appointment plugin published by Liquid Web / StellarWP, with the vulnerable range running from the initial release through 2.6.0.5. Because the missing check is authorization (not authentication) and the CVSS vector is PR:N/UI:N, the vulnerable route is reachable without credentials and without tricking a logged-in user, which is why default, network-reachable installations are exposed; the practical limiting factor is that only the specific misconfigured action is affected, and the reported impact is a low-integrity change rather than data disclosure or denial of service.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Missing-authorization flaw reachable remotely without auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); unauthorized action yields limited integrity impact only, no confidentiality or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP BookIt bookit allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects BookIt: from n/a through 2.6.0.5.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-102863
GHSA-fpx8-jj95-692x
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB