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BookIt Plugin CVE-2026-84767

| EUVDEUVD-2026-70579 MEDIUM
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CWE-345)
2026-09-03 Patchstack GHSA-vg3m-xq6r-8qfh
5.3
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
    Identify WordPress site with BookIt <= 2.6.0.3 active
  2. Delivery
    Send unauthenticated HTTP request to BookIt AJAX/REST handler
  3. Exploit
    Bypass authenticity verification (CWE-345)
  4. Execution
    Perform unauthorized booking operation
  5. Impact
    Manipulate booking state (create/modify/cancel appointments)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Data authenticity verification
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires only network access to a WordPress site running BookIt version 2.6.0.3 or earlier - no authentication, no special account, and no user interaction are needed (confirmed by CVSS PR:N/UI:N). The target site must have the BookIt plugin installed and active with its booking-related endpoints accessible over HTTP/HTTPS. No non-default configuration is required. Exploitation is limited in impact to integrity effects on booking data (I:L); attackers cannot read sensitive data (C:N) or cause service disruption (A:N), which constrains the practical harm to booking system abuse rather than site compromise.

Impact

The provided CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium) reflects a limited-impact bypass: integrity is affected at a Low level (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability impact, suggesting the attacker cannot read sensitive data or crash the service but may be able to create, modify, or cancel bookings without authorization. The unauthenticated, low-complexity attack vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) makes this trivially reachable from the internet - no special network position or credentials are required. However, the constrained impact (I:L, S:U) limits the real-world blast radius; this is not a path to site takeover or data exfiltration. No EPSS data, KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided intelligence, so exploitation probability is unquantified and presumed opportunistic at most. The primary risk is booking system abuse - fraudulent reservations, appointment slot exhaustion, or unauthorized cancellations - which carries operational rather than security-critical impact for most deployments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker sends a crafted unauthenticated HTTP request - likely targeting a WordPress AJAX handler or REST API endpoint exposed by the BookIt plugin - that omits or bypasses the expected authentication or nonce verification check. Because the plugin does not adequately verify the authenticity of the request, it processes the action as if it were legitimate, allowing the attacker to create fraudulent bookings, modify existing appointments, or trigger restricted booking-state transitions without holding any WordPress account credentials. No public exploit code has been identified, but the low attack complexity makes manual exploitation straightforward for anyone familiar with WordPress plugin architecture.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 03, 2026

Unauthenticated bypass in the BookIt WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.6.0.3) allows remote attackers to circumvent an authentication or authorization control with low-integrity impact. The flaw, rooted in CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity), enables attackers to perform actions that should be restricted - likely manipulating booking-related state without holding a valid session or credentials. The vendor CPE attributes this to Nexcess (cpe:2.3:a:nexcess:bookit). No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Update the BookIt plugin to a version beyond 2.6.0.3 as soon as a patched release is available from the plugin developer or the WordPress.org plugin repository. Patchstack is the disclosing reporter and their advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bookit/vulnerability/wordpress-bookit-plugin-2-6-0-3-bypass-vulnerability-vulnerability should be monitored for confirmed fix version details, as no exact patched version number is independently confirmed in the available data. As an interim compensating control, site administrators can temporarily disable the BookIt plugin until a patch is applied, or restrict access to WordPress AJAX/REST endpoints at the WAF or server level for unauthenticated requests targeting booking-related actions. Restricting the plugin's front-end exposure reduces attack surface but may impair the booking workflow for legitimate users.

Affected VersionsENISA

BookIt n/a ≤2.6.0.3

Affected Packages

euvd bookit no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

BookIt is a WordPress appointment-booking plugin distributed under the Nexcess vendor namespace (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:nexcess:bookit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity) indicates the plugin fails to properly confirm that a request originates from a legitimate, authenticated user before executing a privileged action - a pattern common in WordPress plugins that rely on nonce checks, capability checks, or REST API permission callbacks but implement them incompletely. In the WordPress ecosystem, this class of flaw typically manifests as missing or incorrectly scoped current_user_can() or check_ajax_referer() calls on AJAX/REST handlers, allowing unauthenticated HTTP requests to trigger restricted booking operations. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms the bypass is reachable over the network with no credentials, confirming an unauthenticated attack surface.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network bypass with only low integrity impact; no confidentiality or availability impact confirmed by description and CVSS signals.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in BookIt <= 2.6.0.3 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress booking plugin, limited enterprise footprint
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
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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