Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister or obtain subscriber account
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DeliveryAuthenticate to target site
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ExploitInvoke flawed privilege-assignment function
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ExecutionElevate role to administrator
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ImpactFull control of WordPress site
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Privilege assignment review
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated WordPress account at subscriber level on a site running WP BASE Booking <= 6.5.2 (PR:L); the attacker then triggers the incorrect privilege assignment to gain a higher role. The specific feature, endpoint, or parameter that triggers the escalation is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: an attacker-controlled subscriber account is a prerequisite, so sites that disable open user registration raise the bar significantly; exposure is confined to installations of this specific plugin at or below version 6.5.2. No special non-default configuration beyond having the vulnerable plugin active is indicated by the available data. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely serious but conditionally-gated issue rather than a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.8) shows network reach, low complexity, no user interaction, and - critically - PR:L, meaning the attacker must already hold a low-privilege (subscriber) account. The 'Subscriber Privilege Escalation' title and CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) are consistent with that vector: a logged-in subscriber elevates to a higher-privileged role, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact over the WordPress site. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis - only the Patchstack advisory reference. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', indicating a prompt-but-not-immediate priority, which aligns with the signal mix: high impact and low attack complexity, but gated behind needing a subscriber account and with no evidence of active exploitation. The main real-world amplifier is that many WordPress sites allow open self-registration at subscriber level, which can effectively lower the PR:L barrier; sites with registration disabled are substantially less exposed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers (or obtains) a subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running WP BASE Booking <= 6.5.2, then abuses the flawed privilege assignment to elevate their own role to a higher-privileged one such as administrator. With AC:L and no user interaction required, the escalation can be driven remotely by the authenticated attacker once the account exists. No public exploit code was identified in the provided sources, and the exact trigger is not described in the available sources. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Subscriber-level users of the WP BASE Booking WordPress plugin through version 6.5.2 can escalate their privileges because the plugin performs an incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266), with successful exploitation giving high confidentiality and integrity impact. The attack requires an authenticated subscriber account but no user interaction and is network-reachable; sites that allow open registration make that prerequisite much easier to satisfy. Patchstack reported the issue, the vuln.today priority is this_week, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis; this is serious but conditionally gated rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
The supplied data does not list an exact fixed version, so the primary action is to confirm the patched release in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-base-booking-of-appointments-services-and-events/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-base-booking-plugin-6-5-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve and upgrade WP BASE Booking from 6.5.2 or earlier to that release. Until then, the evidence-supported control is to restrict or disable open subscriber registration, because an attacker-controlled subscriber account is the prerequisite and this raises the bar significantly; sites that do not need the plugin can remove or deactivate it to eliminate exposure. Also review existing subscriber accounts and WordPress role assignments for unexpected elevation, and monitor for role changes while the vulnerable version remains installed.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
WP BASE Booking is a WordPress plugin identified by the CPE cpe:2.3:a:hakan_ozevin:wp_base_booking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and affected through version 6.5.2. The flaw is classified as CWE-266, Incorrect Privilege Assignment: the plugin assigns a role or capability incorrectly, which in a WordPress context means a subscriber-level account can end up with permissions it should not receive. The CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H confirms network access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. The supplied sources do not describe the specific endpoint, parameter, AJAX action, or code path that triggers the misassignment, and they do not indicate any race, timing, or non-default configuration requirement beyond having the vulnerable plugin active.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
A remotely-reachable subscriber account (PR:L) with no interaction escalates to administrator with low complexity, yielding full site compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in WP BASE Booking <= 6.5.2 versions.
Executive ViewAI
A privilege-escalation flaw in the WP BASE Booking plugin (through version 6.5.2) lets any low-privilege subscriber account - including self-registered users on sites with open registration - elevate their access, potentially compromising sensitive data and site integrity. Because no patch is available and open-registration sites are especially exposed, leadership should treat any WordPress instance running this plugin as at-risk and act to reduce a broadened attack surface. The impact is serious but gated behind an authenticated subscriber account, so prioritization should focus on identifying affected sites and restricting registration.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable the plugin where feasible, close or moderate open registration, audit and remove unnecessary subscriber accounts, and monitor for unauthorized privilege changes.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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