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FluentBooking Pro EUVDEUVD-2026-66951

| CVE-2026-81273 HIGH
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2026-08-27 Patchstack GHSA-mpgj-wpvw-rp9q
8.1
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
    Identify WordPress site with FluentBooking Pro ≤2.2.4
  2. Delivery
    Craft forged auto-submitting HTML form targeting booking endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Lure authenticated admin via phishing or malicious redirect
  4. Execution
    Browser submits forged request with admin session cookie
  5. Impact
    Unauthorized booking action or config change executes on server

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The victim must be authenticated to the WordPress installation with a role that has permissions to perform booking management actions (typically Administrator or a custom role granted access to FluentBooking Pro functionality), and must be induced to visit an attacker-controlled web page while that authenticated session is active. The site must be running FluentBooking Pro version 2.2.4 or earlier. Exploitation is limited by the mandatory user interaction requirement (UI:R in CVSS): the attack cannot be fully automated and requires social engineering, phishing, or a malicious redirect to succeed. There are no additional server-side configuration prerequisites beyond the vulnerable plugin version being installed and active.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N scores 8.1 High. The primary real-world constraint is the required user interaction (UI:R): exploitation cannot be automated without social engineering or an ad/redirect attack to lure an authenticated administrator to a malicious page. Attack complexity is low (AC:L) once the victim is reached, with no attacker-side authentication required (PR:N). The confidentiality (C:H) and integrity (I:H) impacts indicate access to booking data and the ability to modify configurations or records - a meaningful business impact for organizations relying on this plugin for commercial scheduling. No EPSS score is available in the provided intelligence, and the absence of KEV listing suggests this is not yet being exploited at scale. The 8.1 score is technically accurate but may overstate urgency compared to fully unauthenticated vulnerabilities; the UI:R dependency is a meaningful barrier. EPSS data absence prevents further probabilistic calibration.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker identifies a WordPress site running FluentBooking Pro 2.2.4 or earlier and crafts a webpage containing a hidden auto-submitting HTML form targeting a booking management endpoint. The attacker distributes the link via email or a compromised ad network targeting the site's administrators; when an admin who is simultaneously logged into WordPress visits the page, the browser submits the forged request with the admin's session cookie, executing an unauthorized action such as deleting appointments or changing booking configuration. No confirmed POC exists at time of analysis, but the technique is well-documented and requires only knowledge of the affected endpoint URL.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 27, 2026

Cross-Site Request Forgery in FluentBooking Pro (WordPress plugin) versions 2.2.4 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform unauthorized booking management actions by forging requests on behalf of an authenticated administrator or privileged user. The plugin fails to validate CSRF tokens (WordPress nonces) on sensitive endpoints, meaning any state-changing action accessible to a logged-in user can be triggered silently by luring that user to an attacker-controlled page. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RemediationAI

Update FluentBooking Pro beyond version 2.2.4; consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fluent-booking-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-fluentbooking-pro-plugin-2-2-4-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability) and the WordPress plugin repository for the exact patched release version, as a specific fix version is not confirmed in available intelligence. As a compensating control until patching is possible, administrators should avoid browsing untrusted external sites while authenticated to WordPress admin - using a dedicated browser profile for admin sessions eliminates the cross-context risk with no application-side trade-off. A WAF with WordPress CSRF rulesets (such as Patchstack's virtual patching service or Cloudflare's managed WordPress rules) can block forged cross-origin requests; this introduces a dependency on accurate and timely WAF rule updates and does not fix the underlying code defect.

Affected VersionsENISA

FluentBooking Pro n/a ≤2.2.4

Affected Packages

euvd fluentbooking_pro no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

FluentBooking Pro is a commercial WordPress appointment and booking plugin developed by WP Manage Ninja (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wp_manage_ninja:fluentbooking_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The root cause is CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery): one or more server-side endpoints that perform state-changing operations omit or fail to validate the WordPress nonce (wp_nonce_verify), the platform-native CSRF token mechanism. Browsers automatically attach session cookies to cross-origin requests, so an attacker-crafted form submitted from any external page inherits the victim's authenticated session. The vulnerability is limited to the Pro edition of FluentBooking; the free tier is not mentioned in available intelligence.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

AV:N and PR:N because the forged request originates from any external site without attacker credentials; UI:R because an authenticated victim must visit the attacker page; A:N because CSRF typically does not cause availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in FluentBooking Pro <= 2.2.4 versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

FluentBooking Pro versions 2.2.4 and earlier allow attackers to manipulate bookings when a WordPress administrator visits an attacker-controlled website, compromising booking system integrity without requiring direct plugin access. Organizations using this plugin risk unauthorized reservation changes, customer trust erosion, and audit trail corruption. Leadership should prioritize mitigation given the absence of vendor patches.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Implement interim mitigations: restrict WordPress admin panel access by IP whitelist or corporate VPN, enforce two-factor authentication for all administrator accounts, deploy Web Application Firewall rules to reject cross-origin requests to booking endpoints, or disable the plugin if operationally acceptable. Monitor administrator authentication logs for exploitation attempts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
commercial WordPress booking plugin with moderate market share
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 0.2%
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
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

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