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Bookly EUVDEUVD-2026-86621

| CVE-2026-86837 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-25 WPScan GHSA-qqvg-v89g-fp38
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain target customer's primary identifier
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted unauthenticated update request
  3. Execution
    Bypass missing identity verification
  4. Impact
    Overwrite stored name/email/address

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

Requires a running Bookly plugin instance at a version before 28.3, and the attacker must already possess a valid customer's primary identifier (the value used to look up the customer record) - the exploit targets a specific known customer rather than working blindly. No authentication and no user interaction are needed (PR:N/UI:N), and it works against default configurations. The identifier requirement is the primary limiting factor, restricting this to targeted rather than mass, automated exploitation.

Impact

This is a genuine but moderate-severity issue, not a top-tier priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N = 5.3) reflects an unauthenticated network-reachable integrity-only flaw: no confidentiality or availability impact, only low integrity (I:L) from overwriting stored customer records. A public exploit exists (WPScan), which raises practical risk, but there is no EPSS score and no CISA KEV listing in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation. A critical limiting factor NOT captured in AC:L is that the attacker must already KNOW the target customer's primary identifier - this makes the attack per-target rather than identifier-blind mass exploitation, meaningfully lowering real-world scalability. Note also that the input Tag 'Information Disclosure' conflicts with the actual impact: this is data tampering/overwrite (I:L, C:N), not disclosure - treat the tag as mislabeled.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained a Bookly customer's primary identifier (e.g., from a prior booking, leaked list, or social engineering) sends an unauthenticated request to the plugin's customer-update endpoint. Because the plugin does not verify the requester's identity before writing, the attacker overwrites that customer's stored name, email, and address - potentially redirecting booking notifications. Public exploit details are available via WPScan, lowering the skill barrier.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 25, 2026

Unauthenticated customer record tampering in the Bookly WordPress plugin before 28.3 lets remote attackers overwrite a known customer's stored personal details - name, email and address - because the plugin fails to verify the requester's identity before processing a customer-details update. Exploitation is trivial and needs no login or user interaction (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, 5.3), but it is not blind: the attacker must already hold a valid customer's primary identifier, which confines practical abuse to targeted modification of a specific known record rather than mass, automated takeover of the whole customer base. Publicly available exploit code exists and WPScan has published a proof-of-concept advisory, though there is no indication of confirmed active exploitation; integrity impact is limited (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability loss, and this is a genuine but moderate-severity issue rather than a top-tier priority.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Bookly plugin to version 28.3 or later (vendor-released patch: 28.3) as the primary and only complete fix, and verify the installed version after updating since WordPress sites frequently pin stale plugin copies. If immediate upgrade is not possible, the effective compensating control is to remove the unauthenticated attack surface: temporarily deactivate Bookly if booking functionality is not business-critical, accepting the obvious loss of online scheduling and customer self-service; alternatively place a WAF or reverse-proxy rule in front of the plugin's customer-details update endpoint that rejects unauthenticated POST requests or requests lacking a valid WordPress session, understanding that legitimate guest-booking flows may break and must be regression-tested. Because the exploit requires knowledge of a valid customer primary identifier, reducing identifier exposure (avoiding sequential, guessable or publicly listed customer IDs in booking confirmations, emails and URLs) meaningfully raises the effort for an attacker but cannot be treated as a fix. Log and alert on unexpected changes to stored customer name, email or address fields to detect tampering, and review the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5bfed7cf-5bf3-4a3b-a2b6-9f9d48f52fd5/ for the published proof-of-concept details when tuning detection rules.

Affected VersionsENISA

Bookly 0 <28.3

Affected Packages

euvd bookly fix: 28.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Bookly is a widely deployed WordPress appointment-booking and scheduling plugin that stores customer records (name, email, address and other booking profile fields) in the site's MySQL database and exposes AJAX/REST endpoints for WordPress front-end and administrative interactions. The flaw is an identity-verification/authorization failure in the customer-details update path: the handler keys off a client-supplied customer primary identifier without confirming that the caller owns or is authorized for that record, a class of defect closely related to CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) and CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), even though no formal CWE was assigned in the source data. Because WordPress AJAX entry points are reachable by unauthenticated visitors when registered without a capability check, no session or nonce tied to the victim is required. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:unknown:bookly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: carries an unresolved vendor token and a wildcard version, so exact affected builds must be inferred from the WPScan advisory rather than from CPE enumeration: every Bookly release below 28.3 is in scope. This is a data-integrity defect confined to stored customer profile fields - the plugin does not expose those fields back to the attacker, hence C:N and only a low integrity rating.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network write with no identity check (PR:N/AV:N/AC:L); impact limited to overwriting stored PII so I:L only, with C:N/A:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 25, 2026 - 10:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 25, 2026 - 08:30 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The Bookly WordPress plugin before 28.3 does not properly verify a customer's identity before updating their stored details, allowing unauthenticated attackers who know a customer's primary identifier to overwrite that customer's stored personal information such as name, email and address.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress appointment-booking plugin, common but not universal
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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 Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
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
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: +20
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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