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WP Booking System EUVDEUVD-2026-116772

| CVE-2026-57639 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-11-04 Patchstack GHSA-jjgm-fqmr-3vwc
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
    Craft malicious URL with XSS payload
  2. Delivery
    Lure authenticated user to click link
  3. Exploit
    Payload reflects into generated page
  4. Execution
    Script executes in victim browser session
  5. Impact
    Hijack session or perform admin actions

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.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires user interaction (CVSS UI:R): a logged-in WordPress user - most impactfully an administrator - must click an attacker-crafted link that reflects an unsanitized input parameter into the WP Booking System plugin's generated page. No authentication is required of the attacker (PR:N), but the attack fails without a victim who both has an active WordPress session and follows the malicious link, which limits realistic impact to social-engineering-driven, targeted scenarios rather than unattended remote compromise. The specific vulnerable parameter or feature is not described in the available sources beyond the reflected-XSS classification and the affected version range (n/a through 2.1.0.6).

Impact

This is a moderate-severity reflected XSS (CWE-79) in the WP Booking System WordPress plugin, scored CVSS 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L). The network vector with no privileges required (PR:N) means an unauthenticated attacker can target victims remotely, but the UI:R requirement is the dominant limiting factor: exploitation depends entirely on tricking an authenticated user - typically a site administrator - into clicking a crafted link, so this is not a wormable or automatable mass-exploitation primitive. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week' rather than act_now or emergency, consistent with a single-vendor-advisory finding that warrants scheduled patching, not an incident response. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was supplied in the input, so there is no signal of active or probable exploitation; the only source is a Patchstack database advisory (reported by Patchstack). Signals are internally consistent - a genuine but UI-gated client-side flaw - making this a real but non-urgent priority rather than a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk artifact. The scope change (S:C) reflects script execution in the victim's browser context against the WordPress session, which is the main avenue to escalation (e.g., stealing an admin session or performing admin actions via the victim's browser).

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious URL targeting the vulnerable WP Booking System parameter and lures an authenticated WordPress user (ideally an administrator) into clicking it, for example via a phishing email or a comment link. When the victim loads the link, attacker-controlled script reflects into the page and executes in the victim's browser under the site's origin, allowing session-context actions such as cookie/session theft or admin operations. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis; only a Patchstack advisory reference is available.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 04, 2026

Reflected cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the WP Booking System WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 2.1.0.6, allows a remote attacker to run script in a victim's browser session by luring a logged-in WordPress user, most impactfully an administrator, to a crafted link that reflects unsanitized input into a plugin-generated page. Scored CVSS 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), the impact is bounded by the user-interaction requirement and is best characterized as social-engineering-driven, targeted abuse rather than unattended remote compromise. No confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Update the WP Booking System plugin to a release later than 2.1.0.6 as published by the vendor; the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-booking-system/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-booking-system-plugin-2-1-0-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve is the reference supplied, but the provided data does not state an exact fixed version number. Because exploitation requires a logged-in WordPress user to follow a crafted link (CVSS UI:R), limiting the exposure window also means cautioning administrator-level users against opening unsolicited links while an unpatched version remains installed. If the plugin cannot be updated promptly and booking functionality is not required, deactivating it removes the attack surface at the cost of losing the site's booking features.

Affected VersionsENISA

WP Booking System 0 ≤2.1.0.6

Affected Packages

euvd wp_booking_system no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

WP Booking System is a WordPress plugin published by Roland Murg that adds booking and reservation functionality to WordPress sites; the affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:roland_murg:wp_booking_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with the range running through 2.1.0.6. The flaw is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), in its reflected form: an input parameter supplied in a request is written back into the HTML of a plugin-generated page without adequate output encoding, so attacker-supplied script can execute in the victim's browser under the site's origin. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) shows the attacker needs no credentials of their own (PR:N) but must persuade a victim with an active WordPress session to open a crafted link (UI:R); the scope change (S:C) reflects that the script runs in the context of the broader WordPress site rather than only within the vulnerable plugin. Neither the exact vulnerable parameter nor the request path is described in the available sources beyond the reflected-XSS classification and the affected version range. Affected sites are those running the plugin on WordPress at version 2.1.0.6 or earlier.

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Severity by source

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

Unauthenticated reflected XSS triggered remotely but requiring a victim to click (UI:R); script runs in the browser's separate security context (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Roland Murg WP Booking System wp-booking-system allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Booking System: from n/a through 2.1.0.6.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WP Booking System WordPress plugin (versions through 2.1.0.6) affects our public-facing booking functionality. An attacker could lure a logged-in administrator into clicking a crafted link, potentially executing scripts in their browser and compromising site integrity or data. While exploitation requires user interaction and no active attacks are identified, leadership should prioritize remediation given the plugin's customer-facing role and lack of a vendor patch.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: disabling or removing the plugin if not essential; restricting administrative access to trusted IPs; deploying WAF rules to detect and block reflected XSS patterns; enforcing multi-factor authentication for administrators; and conducting phishing awareness training for privileged users.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
WordPress booking plugin, common but not ubiquitous install base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.1%
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
Medium
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

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

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