Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify site running Booktics ≤1.0.28
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ExploitSend crafted request to unprotected plugin endpoint
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ExecutionBypass missing authorization check
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ImpactPerform unauthorized data modification
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 only that the target WordPress site run the Booktics plugin at version 1.0.28 or earlier with the vulnerable access-control-missing endpoint reachable - no authentication, no user interaction, and no special non-default configuration is indicated by the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). The CWE-862 nature and 'Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels' wording suggest a specific plugin action/endpoint lacks a capability or nonce check; the precise feature is not named in the available data. Realistic limiting factors are the plugin's low deployment footprint and the capped integrity-only impact (C:N/A:N), which bounds damage to unauthorized data modification rather than disclosure or denial of service. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity Missing Authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the Booktics WordPress plugin, rated CVSS 5.3. The provided CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity issue requiring no privileges or user interaction, but with impact limited to integrity only (I:L) - no confidentiality or availability consequences. The low integrity impact and absence of C/A impact mean an attacker can likely perform unauthorized modifications of a limited subset of data via an access-control-missing endpoint, not full compromise. No EPSS score was supplied, the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, and no public exploit code is referenced, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. Signals are internally consistent (network/unauth broken access control is plausible for the stated CWE) and point to a real but lower-tier priority rather than an emergency: the broad reachability (unauthenticated, network) argues for timely patching, while the capped integrity-only impact and lack of exploitation signals argue against treating it as critical. Key missing data: no EPSS, no SSVC decision data, and the description is generic ('Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels') without naming the specific vulnerable function or action. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request directly to a Booktics plugin endpoint (e.g., an AJAX or REST action) that fails to verify the caller's authorization, allowing them to invoke a restricted operation and modify booking-related data they should not be able to change. Because no authentication or user interaction is required, the request can be issued remotely against any site running an affected version. No public proof-of-concept is referenced at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026
Missing authorization checks in the Arraytics Booktics WordPress plugin through version 1.0.28 let unauthenticated remote attackers invoke functionality that should require elevated privileges, resulting in a limited integrity-only impact (CVSS 5.3, CWE-862). Because the CVSS vector is PR:N/UI:N, exploitation needs only network reachability of the vulnerable endpoint on a site running the plugin - no account, no victim interaction, and no non-default configuration. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis, though the low attack complexity makes the flaw attractive to automated WordPress scanning and mass-exploitation tooling; risk is tempered by the plugin's small deployment footprint and the fact that confidentiality and availability are unaffected.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis, and no fixed version number is stated in the available data - administrators should monitor the Arraytics plugin page and the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/booktics/vulnerability/wordpress-booktics-plugin-1-0-28-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for a release above 1.0.28 and upgrade as soon as one is published. Until a fix is confirmed, the most reliable compensating control is to deactivate and remove the Booktics plugin if appointment booking is not business-critical, which fully eliminates the attack surface at the cost of losing booking functionality. If the plugin must remain active, restrict reachability of the plugin's AJAX/REST handlers at the WAF or reverse-proxy layer (for example, block unauthenticated POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and /wp-json/ paths whose action parameter maps to Booktics), and require authentication or an allow-listed IP range for the booking endpoints; the trade-off is that legitimate anonymous booking by customers will break. Continue to keep WordPress core, themes, and all other plugins current, and deploy runtime monitoring for anomalous unauthenticated write requests to plugin endpoints, since the low-complexity, unauthenticated nature of the flaw makes opportunistic scanning likely.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Booktics is a WordPress booking/appointment plugin from vendor Arraytics, confirmed via the CPE string cpe:2.3:a:arraytics:booktics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): one or more plugin actions, AJAX handlers, or REST endpoints are registered without a current_user_can() capability check (and possibly without a nonce verification), so the access-control decision is effectively delegated to the client rather than enforced server-side - the condition Patchstack describes as 'Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels'. In WordPress plugin architecture, such handlers are reachable via admin-ajax.php, admin-post.php, or the REST API, and unprotected ones can be called directly by any anonymous visitor. Per the assessed vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N), the flaw is network-reachable, low complexity, unauthenticated, and unscoped, but its effect is confined to unauthorized modification of data (integrity low) with no data disclosure and no loss of availability. The specific vulnerable action or parameter name is not disclosed in the available data.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network endpoint with missing authorization yields AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; impact is limited unauthorized modification so I:L with C:N/A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Arraytics Booktics booktics allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Booktics: from n/a through 1.0.28.
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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EUVD-2026-97560
GHSA-77gr-5jq5-4hmq
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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