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QuickCal WordPress Plugin EUVDEUVD-2026-48154

| CVE-2026-27377 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-07-23 Patchstack GHSA-r5c7-h5q4-cjrc
6.7
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
    Obtain Booking Agent credentials
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to WordPress site
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to restricted booking endpoint
  4. Execution
    Bypass missing authorization check
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate appointment/customer data or corrupt booking records

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 an authenticated WordPress session with the plugin-defined 'Booking Agent' role (CVSS PR:H). The attacker must have network access to the WordPress admin or AJAX interface (AV:N). No user interaction from another party is required (UI:N). The WordPress installation must have the QuickCal plugin active and at version 1.0.16 or earlier. Exploitation is limited by the need for a valid Booking Agent credential - unauthenticated or subscriber-level users are not indicated as able to exploit this flaw based on the CVSS PR:H assignment. The practical risk is highest in environments with multiple booking agents, shared or reseller hosting with untrusted users, or where Booking Agent credentials could be phished or brute-forced.

Impact

The NVD-assigned CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H reflects a moderate-to-high concern tempered significantly by the PR:H (High Privileges) prerequisite. An attacker must already hold a Booking Agent account on the target WordPress installation, limiting opportunistic mass exploitation. No EPSS data was provided in the available intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog and no public proof-of-concept exploit is referenced, further reducing near-term real-world risk. Despite the High confidentiality and availability sub-scores - indicating potential access to customer appointment data and service disruption - the authenticated prerequisite means this is a realistic threat primarily in insider-threat, account-compromise, or multi-tenant hosting scenarios rather than unauthenticated mass exploitation. The PR:H assignment warrants verification: if 'Booking Agent' maps to a genuinely low-trust role (e.g., site subscriber with plugin-granted capabilities), the true exploitability may be higher than CVSS suggests.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained or registered a Booking Agent account on the target WordPress site sends crafted HTTP requests directly to restricted booking management endpoints or AJAX actions, bypassing the missing server-side authorization check. Because no complex prerequisites or user interaction are required beyond having the role, the attacker can enumerate and exfiltrate appointment records and customer PII, or delete/corrupt booking data to disrupt the business's scheduling operations. No public proof-of-concept is identified at time of analysis, but the straightforward nature of missing authorization flaws in WordPress plugins means the attack surface is easily discoverable through source code inspection.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026

Broken access control in the QuickCal Appointment Booking Calendar WordPress plugin (versions ≤ 1.0.16) allows authenticated users holding the Booking Agent role to bypass authorization checks and access functionality or data outside their intended privilege scope. The flaw, rooted in CWE-862 Missing Authorization, enables high-confidentiality and high-availability impact - suggesting attackers can both read sensitive booking/customer data and disrupt the scheduling service. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing is identified at time of analysis, though the Patchstack advisory confirms the issue.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update the QuickCal plugin beyond version 1.0.16; consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/quickcal/vulnerability/wordpress-quickcal-appointment-booking-calendar-for-wordpress-plugin-1-0-16-broken-access-control-vulnerability) and the WordPress plugin repository for the patched release version, which was not independently confirmed in the available data. If no patched version is yet available, administrators should audit all accounts holding the 'Booking Agent' role and reduce that user pool to only fully trusted individuals, as this directly limits the attack surface. Additionally, consider temporarily disabling the plugin on sensitive multi-tenant or customer-facing installations until a verified fix is applied. Patchstack's virtual patching feature (if licensed) can serve as a compensating control by blocking the malformed requests at the WAF layer without requiring a plugin update, though this introduces a dependency on Patchstack's ruleset accuracy.

Affected VersionsENISA

QuickCal - Appointment Booking Calendar for WordPress n/a ≤1.0.16

Affected Packages

euvd quickcal_appointment_booking_calendar_for_wordpress no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

QuickCal is a WordPress appointment booking plugin developed by AxiomThemes (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:axiomthemes:quickcal_-_appointment_booking_calendar_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The root cause is CWE-862 Missing Authorization - the plugin defines a custom 'Booking Agent' role but fails to enforce proper capability or nonce checks on certain AJAX handlers or admin endpoints, allowing that role to invoke functionality reserved for higher-privileged roles. This is a common WordPress plugin pattern where custom roles are created without corresponding server-side authorization gates on each action, exposing the plugin's internal booking management API to over-privileged access by lower-tier authenticated users.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.7 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.7 MEDIUM

Network-reachable WordPress AJAX/admin endpoint; PR:H reflects required Booking Agent role; C:H and A:H align with access to booking data and service disruption potential.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Booking Agent Broken Access Control in QuickCal - Appointment Booking Calendar for WordPress <= 1.0.16 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress booking plugin by AxiomThemes, limited 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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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