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Booked CVE-2026-57746

| EUVDEUVD-2026-41302 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-07-02 Patchstack GHSA-wjq5-2fc7-77v9
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Register or obtain Subscriber account
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted request to Booked action
  3. Exploit
    Missing authorization check bypassed
  4. Execution
    Access or alter restricted booking data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate confidential appointment information

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated WordPress account at Subscriber level or higher on a site running the Booked plugin version 3.0.0 or earlier (PR:L in the CVSS vector confirms authenticated, not pre-auth, access). No user interaction is needed and the vector is network-based against the plugin's logged-in actions. The practical limiting factor is obtaining that account: sites that disable public registration force the attacker to already possess or phish credentials, whereas sites permitting open self-registration effectively lower the barrier to near-zero. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag notwithstanding, the vector shows a privilege/authorization gap for existing low-privilege users rather than a full authentication bypass.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N): network-reachable, low complexity, no user interaction, but requiring a low-privileged account, with high confidentiality and low integrity impact and no availability effect. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV entry, or POC was provided in the input, so real-world exploitation pressure appears low-to-moderate and cannot be quantified here. The main risk gate is that an attacker needs a valid low-privilege account, which is trivial on sites allowing open registration but a meaningful barrier on closed sites - making this a solid-but-not-emergency priority: patch on a normal cycle, prioritize sooner if user self-registration is enabled. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag is somewhat imprecise given PR:L in the vector indicates authenticated access rather than a full pre-auth bypass; treat this as a broken-access-control/privilege issue and verify scope against the Patchstack advisory.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers (or already holds) a Subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running Booked <= 3.0.0, then sends a crafted authenticated request to a Booked plugin action that lacks a capability check. Because no authorization is enforced, the request returns or manipulates data the Subscriber should not access, chiefly disclosing confidential booking/appointment information (C:H) with some limited write impact (I:L). No public POC is referenced, and the low attack complexity means the request can be replayed easily once the vulnerable endpoint is known.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 02, 2026

Broken access control in the Booked WordPress appointment-scheduling plugin (versions <= 3.0.0, by ThemeRex) lets low-privileged authenticated users (Subscriber role) reach functionality or data they should not, resulting in high confidentiality exposure and limited integrity impact per the CVSS vector. The flaw stems from missing authorization checks (CWE-862) on plugin actions, so any registered site user can abuse it. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; the issue was reported through Patchstack.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so confirm the fixed release directly via the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/booked/vulnerability/wordpress-booked-plugin-3-0-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) and update to any version above 3.0.0 once published. As compensating controls until a fix is confirmed: disable open user self-registration (Settings > General > 'Anyone can register') to remove the trivial path to a Subscriber account, which prevents casual attackers but blocks legitimate new sign-ups; consider deactivating the Booked plugin on sites where booking is non-critical, at the cost of losing appointment functionality; and place a virtual-patch / WAF rule (Patchstack or equivalent) in front of the vulnerable plugin actions, accepting that rule tuning may affect legitimate Booked AJAX calls. Restrict and audit existing low-privilege accounts to limit who can invoke the affected endpoints.

Affected VersionsENISA

Booked n/a ≤3.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd booked no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Booked is a commercial WordPress plugin (vendor ThemeRex, CPE cpe:2.3:a:themerex:booked) that adds calendar-based appointment and reservation management to WordPress sites, exposing AJAX/REST-style actions to logged-in users. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): one or more plugin endpoints perform a sensitive operation without verifying that the caller holds the required capability, relying only on the fact that the user is authenticated. Because WordPress Subscriber is the lowest self-registerable role on many sites, any account can invoke the under-protected action, which is why the CVSS privileges-required metric is Low rather than High.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

Network-reachable plugin action with a low-privilege (Subscriber) account and no interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N; missing authorization exposes sensitive data (C:H) with limited writes (I:L) and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Booked <= 3.0.0 versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The Booked WordPress appointment-scheduling plugin (versions ≤3.0.0) contains an access control flaw allowing any registered website user to access appointment schedules and customer information they should not see. This exposes client names, contact details, meeting times, and booking records to unauthorized staff or external parties, creating privacy and data protection compliance risks. Organizations using affected versions require immediate protective measures.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict Booked plugin access to Administrator/Editor roles; remove or downgrade unnecessary Subscriber-level accounts; (2) Disable public user registration or implement email domain restrictions; (3) Disable public booking forms if not operationally required; (4) Enable WordPress audit logging to detect unauthorized appointment data access; (5) Conduct urgent access review of current Subscriber-role users with plugin visibility; (6) Document all customer data potentially exposed and assess regulatory notification requirements under GDPR/CCPA; (7) Evaluate and prepare for migration to alternative appointment-scheduling solutions with verifiable access controls.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
commercial WordPress booking plugin, moderate but not universal install base
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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