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CVE-2025-54036: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Webba Appointment Booking Webba Booking

Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-54036cvecve-2025-54036cwe-352
Published: Wed Jul 16 2025 (07/16/2025, 10:36:48 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Webba Appointment Booking
Product: Webba Booking

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Webba Appointment Booking Webba Booking allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Webba Booking: from n/a through 5.1.20.

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AILast updated: 07/16/2025, 11:04:33 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-54036 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified in the Webba Appointment Booking plugin, specifically affecting versions up to 5.1.20. CSRF vulnerabilities allow an attacker to trick an authenticated user into submitting unwanted actions to a web application in which they are currently authenticated. In this case, the vulnerability exists in Webba Booking, a plugin commonly used for managing appointment bookings on websites. The vulnerability does not require any privileges (PR:N) and can be exploited remotely over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L). However, it requires user interaction (UI:R), meaning the victim must be tricked into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted webpage. The impact of this vulnerability is limited to integrity (I:L), with no direct confidentiality or availability impact. An attacker could potentially perform unauthorized actions on behalf of the user, such as modifying booking details or submitting fraudulent appointments, which could disrupt business operations or lead to misinformation. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild, and no patches have been linked yet. The CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) reflects the moderate risk posed by this vulnerability due to the requirement of user interaction and limited impact scope.

Potential Impact

For European organizations using the Webba Appointment Booking plugin, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized manipulation of appointment data, potentially causing operational disruptions, customer dissatisfaction, and reputational damage. Organizations in sectors relying heavily on appointment scheduling—such as healthcare, legal services, education, and public administration—may face increased risks if attackers exploit this vulnerability to alter or cancel appointments. Although the vulnerability does not directly compromise sensitive data confidentiality or system availability, the integrity impact could undermine trust in the booking system and lead to administrative overhead to rectify manipulated bookings. Additionally, if exploited in a targeted manner, attackers could leverage this flaw to conduct social engineering or phishing campaigns by altering user-visible information or redirecting appointments, which could have broader security implications.

Mitigation Recommendations

To mitigate this CSRF vulnerability, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Immediately monitor for updates or patches from the Webba Appointment Booking vendor and apply them as soon as they become available. 2) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious CSRF attempts targeting the booking endpoints. 3) Enforce strict SameSite cookie attributes (preferably 'Strict' or 'Lax') to reduce the risk of CSRF token leakage via cross-site requests. 4) Implement additional CSRF tokens or nonce validation mechanisms in custom integrations or overrides of the plugin to ensure requests are legitimate. 5) Educate users and administrators about the risks of clicking unknown links while authenticated on booking platforms. 6) Regularly audit and monitor booking logs for unusual activity patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts. 7) Consider isolating the booking system behind VPN or access controls where feasible to limit exposure.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2025-07-16T08:51:58.889Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 687782fba83201eaacd9797a

Added to database: 7/16/2025, 10:46:19 AM

Last enriched: 7/16/2025, 11:04:33 AM

Last updated: 8/5/2025, 10:47:52 AM

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