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Bookly WordPress Plugin EUVDEUVD-2026-59850

| CVE-2026-12905 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-16 Wordfence GHSA-j9h8-cf5v-78mc
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Wordfence
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain valid staff access_key token
  2. Delivery
    Call Mobile Staff Cabinet API with arbitrary params[id]
  3. Exploit
    Server loads appointment without staff_id ownership check
  4. Execution
    Iterate sequential appointment IDs
  5. Impact
    Extract customer PII and payment metadata for all appointments

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to hold a valid access_key token bound to a Staff entity in the Bookly plugin - at minimum, they must be an authenticated staff-level user of the scheduling system (not a WordPress subscriber or unauthenticated visitor). The Mobile Staff Cabinet API feature must be enabled, which is part of the plugin's standard functionality. Exploitation is read-only: the specific flaw in appointment() does not permit modification or deletion of appointments - those sibling methods enforce proper ownership checks. The vulnerability is limited to WordPress sites running Bookly version 27.7 or earlier. Sequential appointment IDs make enumeration trivial, but possession of at least one valid staff credential or access_key token is a firm and non-negotiable prerequisite.

Impact

The provided CVSS 4.3 (Medium) vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N is well-calibrated: network-accessible, low complexity, no integrity or availability impact, but firmly gated behind staff-level authentication (PR:L). No EPSS score was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from available data. No KEV listing and no known public POC further reduce immediate urgency. Despite the moderate CVSS rating, the real-world privacy and regulatory risk may exceed what the score conveys: a rogue or compromised staff member could enumerate all appointment IDs and exfiltrate customer PII and payment metadata across the entire organization in a single scripted session. For businesses subject to GDPR or CCPA, this breach vector carries outsized compliance risk. The low attack complexity (sequential IDs, no brute-force or cryptographic requirement) means the practical exploitation bar is very low for anyone already holding valid staff credentials.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A staff member with a valid Mobile Staff Cabinet access_key token crafts HTTP requests to the bookly_mobile_staff_cabinet endpoint with resource=appointment and action=appointment, iterating integer values in params[id] from 1 upward. For each appointment belonging to any other staff member, the server returns the full record including customer name, email, phone, payment details, and internal notes without any ownership check. No public POC has been disclosed, but the attack requires no specialized tooling - a browser, curl, or any HTTP client suffices once a valid staff token is in hand.

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 – Aug 16, 2026

Insecure Direct Object Reference in the Bookly plugin's Mobile Staff Cabinet API (versions up to and including 27.7) allows any authenticated staff member to read appointment records belonging to other staff by supplying arbitrary sequential appointment IDs. The exposure includes sensitive customer PII - full names, email addresses, phone numbers, internal notes, custom fields, and payment metadata (total, type, status) - with no active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV) and no public POC identified at time of analysis. The flaw is especially notable because sibling API methods in the same codebase correctly enforce staff-scoped ownership checks, making this a targeted authorization omission rather than a systemic design failure.

RemediationAI

Update the Bookly plugin to a version incorporating changeset 3637918 (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3637918%40bookly-responsive-appointment-booking-tool&new=3637918%40bookly-responsive-appointment-booking-tool); an exact released patch version number was not independently confirmed in the available data - administrators should verify via the WordPress.org plugin page that the installed version is newer than 27.7. As an interim compensating control, administrators can disable the Mobile Staff Cabinet feature entirely, which eliminates the vulnerable API surface; note this will prevent staff from using the mobile scheduling interface. Alternatively, restricting staff-level accounts to only fully trusted personnel reduces exposure, but does not eliminate the risk if any staff credential is compromised. Wordfence's threat intelligence entry provides additional context at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1600466e-ad45-4dc7-916b-6c97301d2b03.

Affected VersionsENISA

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 0 ≤27.7

Affected Packages

euvd online_scheduling_and_appointment_booking_system_bookly no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Bookly - Responsive Appointment Booking Tool is a WordPress scheduling plugin by Ladela (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ladela:online_scheduling_and_appointment_booking_system_-_bookly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The vulnerability is located in the Mobile Staff Cabinet API handler at frontend/modules/mobile_staff_cabinet/api/handlers/Handler1_0.php, specifically in the appointment() method triggered by the resource=appointment, action=bookly_mobile_staff_cabinet API call. CWE-639 (Authorization Through User-Controlled Key) precisely describes the root cause: the method fetches an Appointment record using caller-supplied params[id] without cross-referencing the appointment's staff_id against the authenticated requestor's staff identity. The fix pattern is already present in the codebase - methods deleteAppointment, saveAppointment, and the appointments list all correctly gate on $this->staff->getId() when $this->role === ROLE_STAFF - making this a localized authorization omission in the read path. Appointment IDs appear to be sequential integers, making enumeration trivial once access is obtained.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Wordfence) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

PR:L confirmed because exploitation requires a valid bound staff access_key token; C:L reflects partial PII disclosure scoped to appointment records without full system compromise.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).

CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence

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

DescriptionCVE.org

The Bookly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 27.7 via the appointment() method of the Mobile Staff Cabinet API (resource=appointment, action=bookly_mobile_staff_cabinet) in frontend/modules/mobile_staff_cabinet/api/handlers/Handler1_0.php. This is due to the handler loading an Appointment by the attacker-supplied params[id] without verifying that the appointment's staff_id matches the authenticated staff member, whereas sibling operations (deleteAppointment, saveAppointment, appointments list) correctly scope to $this->staff->getId() when $this->role === ROLE_STAFF. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with staff-level mobile cabinet access (any valid access_key token bound to a Staff entity), to read appointment details - including the internal note and the full customer_appointments collection (customer full_name, email, phone, notes, custom_fields, extras, payment_total, payment_type, payment_status) - belonging to other staff members by enumerating sequential appointment IDs.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress appointment scheduling plugin with broad SMB and service-sector adoption
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

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
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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