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 WordPress
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ExploitSend crafted request to unprotected plugin endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing capability check
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ImpactManipulate or corrupt booking data
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 account at Subscriber level or above on the target site (CVSS PR:L), so the attacker must be able to register or already possess a low-privilege login - sites permitting open user registration satisfy this by default, while sites that disable self-registration and vet accounts substantially limit exploitation. The target must run WP Booking System at a version below 5.12.8.1 with the affected access-controlled action reachable. Limiting factors: a valid low-privilege session is mandatory (not fully unauthenticated), no user interaction from a victim is needed (UI:N), and impact is confined to integrity/availability of booking data (C:N), not disclosure of site secrets. |
| Impact | The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L describes network-reachable, low-complexity abuse requiring low privileges (an authenticated Subscriber) and no user interaction, with high integrity impact, low availability impact, and no confidentiality impact - consistent with a data-manipulation rather than data-disclosure flaw. Real-world risk is moderate and conditional: the PR:L requirement means an attacker first needs a valid low-level account, which is trivial on sites allowing open registration but a meaningful barrier on locked-down sites. No EPSS score, KEV entry, or public POC was provided, so there is no evidence of active or automated exploitation at this time; this reads as a genuine but not urgent priority - patch on a normal cycle, expedited for sites with open Subscriber registration. No SSVC decision data was supplied. Note the C:N/I:H rating: the flaw compromises integrity of booking data, not confidentiality, so it is not a data-breach vector per the vendor scoring. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a free Subscriber account on a WordPress site running a vulnerable WP Booking System version (or uses an existing low-privilege account), then sends a crafted request directly to a plugin endpoint that lacks a proper capability check. Leveraging AV:N/AC:L/PR:L, they invoke booking-management functionality reserved for higher roles - creating, altering, or deleting reservation data - to corrupt bookings or disrupt the reservation workflow. No public exploit code is currently identified, so exploitation would require an attacker to derive the request manually from the disclosed weakness. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026
Improper authorization in the WP Booking System WordPress plugin (all versions before 5.12.8.1) lets low-privileged, authenticated Subscriber-level accounts perform actions or modify data they should not be able to reach, reflecting an integrity-focused broken access control weakness. Because self-registration is common on WordPress sites, any user able to obtain a Subscriber account can abuse the flaw; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1 (high), driven by high integrity impact with only low privilege requirements over the network.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 5.12.8.1 - upgrade the WP Booking System plugin to version 5.12.8.1 or later, which is the primary and definitive fix, and consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-booking-system-premium/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-booking-system-plugin-5-12-8-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability for details. If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by disabling open user self-registration (Settings > General > uncheck 'Anyone can register') so attackers cannot obtain the Subscriber accounts the exploit requires - the trade-off is that legitimate self-service signups are blocked; audit and remove untrusted existing Subscriber accounts; and place the plugin's AJAX/admin endpoints behind a WAF virtual patch or restrict them via access controls where feasible. Because this is authenticated abuse by low-privilege users, tightening role assignment and monitoring booking-data changes for unauthorized modifications are practical compensating controls until the update is applied.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
WP Booking System is a WordPress plugin that adds calendar-based reservation and booking functionality (availability calendars, booking forms, and back-end booking management) to WordPress sites. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): one or more plugin actions - typically AJAX handlers or admin-post endpoints - fail to verify that the calling user holds the capability required for the operation, checking only that a user is authenticated rather than that they are authorized. As a result the Subscriber role, the lowest standard WordPress role intended for read-only account holders, can invoke privileged booking-management functionality. The single CPE provided (cpe:2.3:a:wp_booking_system_.:wp_booking_system) confirms the affected product is the WP Booking System plugin itself; the Patchstack advisory references the premium (wp-booking-system-premium) distribution.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Network-reachable action abusable by an authenticated Subscriber (PR:L, AC:L, UI:N) yielding high integrity and low availability impact on booking data, with no confidentiality exposure (C:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Broken Access Control in WP Booking System < 5.12.8.1 versions.
Executive ViewAI
WP Booking System plugin (versions before 5.12.8.1) contains an access control flaw allowing any Subscriber-level user to alter booking records and data, putting booking integrity at risk for organizations relying on this plugin. Booking manipulation could lead to operational disruption, financial loss, and customer satisfaction issues.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include disabling self-registration to reduce exposed user accounts, restricting Subscriber role capabilities through WordPress permission settings, disabling the plugin entirely until patched, and enabling audit logging to detect unauthorized booking modifications.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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