Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessFingerprint WordPress site with plugin
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DeliverySend unauthenticated HTTP request to booking endpoint
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ExploitSupply malformed quantity or access-control-bypassing parameter
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ExecutionBypass server-side authorization check
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ImpactManipulate booking data or degrade availability
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input size validation
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| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions are required beyond a network-reachable WordPress installation running Appointment Hour Booking version 1.5.91 or earlier with the plugin active. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms unauthenticated remote exploitation against default plugin configurations - no admin credentials, no specific non-default settings, and no victim interaction are needed. What limits exploitation is the constrained impact scope: integrity and availability impacts are rated Low, meaning an attacker can manipulate booking data or degrade availability within the plugin's operational domain but cannot execute arbitrary code or access system-level resources. Sites not running this specific plugin are entirely unaffected. The CWE-1284 root cause suggests the flaw is triggered via specific numeric or quantity-type input fields in the booking interface, meaning only endpoints processing those parameters are the attack surface. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) is driven by AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no authentication, no interaction - which represents a very low exploitation barrier. Impact is constrained to Low integrity (I:L) and Low availability (A:L) with no confidentiality impact (C:N), limiting the ceiling. The 'Information Disclosure' tag in Patchstack's report conflicts with C:N in the NVD vector; if information disclosure is a genuine impact, the true risk may be slightly higher than the scored 6.5. No EPSS score is provided in the available data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code identified, suggesting this is not currently under active mass exploitation. The SSVC signals lean toward 'Track' rather than 'Act': exploitation is technically easy (AC:L, PR:N) but impact scope is limited and there is no confirmed weaponized exploit. For sites handling sensitive patient or client appointment data, the unavailability impact and potential for booking manipulation elevate practical risk beyond the raw score. Priority should be elevated for healthcare, legal, or service-industry sites where appointment integrity is operationally critical. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker enumerates WordPress sites running the Appointment Hour Booking plugin (trivially detectable via plugin path fingerprinting), then sends a crafted HTTP request to an exposed booking endpoint with manipulated input parameters - such as an out-of-range quantity or slot count value - that bypasses server-side authorization checks. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity (AC:L, PR:N, UI:N) means a motivated attacker could develop a working exploit from the Patchstack disclosure with minimal effort, potentially enabling unauthorized booking manipulation or service disruption. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
Broken access control in the Appointment Hour Booking WordPress plugin (by Codepeople) versions up to and including 1.5.91 permits unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authorization checks, resulting in unauthorized integrity and availability impact. Reported by Patchstack and tracked as EUVD-2026-60933, the flaw requires no credentials, no user interaction, and no special configuration - any network-reachable WordPress installation running an affected plugin version is exposed. No public exploit or KEV listing is identified at time of analysis, though the low attack complexity and zero privilege requirement make opportunistic exploitation straightforward if the plugin is widely scanned for.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to update the Appointment Hour Booking plugin to a version above 1.5.91 once a patched release is published by Codepeople; the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/appointment-hour-booking/vulnerability/wordpress-appointment-hour-booking-plugin-1-5-91-broken-access-control-vulnerability should be monitored for the confirmed fix version, as no exact patched release number is available in the current data. If an update is not immediately available, site administrators should consider temporarily deactivating the plugin on externally accessible WordPress installations to eliminate the attack surface - the trade-off is loss of online booking functionality. As a partial compensating control, restricting access to the plugin's AJAX endpoints (typically wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) or REST API routes via WAF rules or IP allowlists can reduce exposure, though this may disrupt legitimate booking workflows. WordPress sites using a security plugin such as Wordfence or the Patchstack Security plugin may receive virtual patching that blocks exploitation of this specific flaw without requiring plugin deactivation.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is the 'Appointment Hour Booking' plugin (vendor: Codepeople) for WordPress, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:codepeople:appointment_hour_booking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* for all versions through 1.5.91. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-1284 (Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input), which is atypical for a Broken Access Control finding - the standard mapping would be CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) or CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). This CWE assignment suggests the underlying mechanism may involve manipulation of quantity or count-type input parameters (e.g., booking slot counts, capacity values) that are insufficiently validated, enabling a caller to circumvent authorization gates - for example, booking beyond defined capacity limits or accessing restricted booking states by supplying out-of-range numeric inputs. The plugin is a WordPress appointment scheduling solution, meaning the affected logic likely resides in AJAX handlers or REST API endpoints exposed to unauthenticated visitors on the booking front-end. The 'Information Disclosure' tag attached to this CVE conflicts with the CVSS C:N (no confidentiality impact) rating and should be treated as potentially inaccurate or indicative of a secondary, unscored information exposure not fully reflected in the base vector.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Raising C to L to reflect the Patchstack 'Information Disclosure' tag not captured in NVD's C:N; all other metrics align with unauthenticated network-accessible BAC in a WordPress plugin.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Appointment Hour Booking <= 1.5.91 versions.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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EUVD-2026-60933
GHSA-j37p-88hf-r5j6
NVD
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