CVE-2024-6660: CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in reputeinfosystems Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Scheduling Plugin – BookingPress
The BookingPress – Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Online Scheduling Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the bookingpress_import_data_continue_process_func function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site and upload arbitrary files. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The BookingPress plugin for WordPress suffers from improper handling of insufficient permissions (CWE-280) due to a missing capability check in the bookingpress_import_data_continue_process_func function. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.1.5. An authenticated attacker with at least Subscriber privileges can update arbitrary WordPress options and upload files, potentially escalating privileges by setting the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privilege user to escalate privileges to administrator by modifying site options and enabling user registration with elevated roles. This compromises site confidentiality, integrity, and availability by granting full administrative control to an attacker.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the BookingPress plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2024-6660: CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in reputeinfosystems Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Scheduling Plugin – BookingPress
Description
The BookingPress – Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Online Scheduling Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the bookingpress_import_data_continue_process_func function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site and upload arbitrary files. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The BookingPress plugin for WordPress suffers from improper handling of insufficient permissions (CWE-280) due to a missing capability check in the bookingpress_import_data_continue_process_func function. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.1.5. An authenticated attacker with at least Subscriber privileges can update arbitrary WordPress options and upload files, potentially escalating privileges by setting the default registration role to administrator and enabling user registration. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privilege user to escalate privileges to administrator by modifying site options and enabling user registration with elevated roles. This compromises site confidentiality, integrity, and availability by granting full administrative control to an attacker.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the BookingPress plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-10T17:00:38.818Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c0ab7ef31ef0b55f429
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:22 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:59:11 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:55:30 PM
Views: 12
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