CVE-2026-105196: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Appointment Booking Plugin
Description
The Appointment Booking Plugin WordPress plugin before 5.6.9 does not enforce per-record authorization on several of its AI Abilities API actions, allowing an authenticated user holding the LatePoint Agent role, normally restricted to their own records, to read and modify other agents' profile data and read other agents' bookings and associated customer details when the Abilities API feature is enabled.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.3low
Affected software
Appointment Booking Plugin
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-105196 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Appointment Booking Plugin for WordPress versions prior to 5.6.9. The plugin fails to enforce per-record authorization on several AI Abilities API actions. This allows authenticated users assigned the LatePoint Agent role, which is normally limited to their own records, to read and modify other agents' profile information and access other agents' bookings and associated customer details if the Abilities API feature is enabled.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with the LatePoint Agent role can access and modify data belonging to other agents, including profile information, bookings, and customer details. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive customer information and unauthorized modification of agent profiles.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Appointment Booking Plugin version 5.6.9. Users should upgrade to version 5.6.9 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-04T11:57:55.630Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac735da2cdf04f656f03ea4
Added to database: 10/08/2026, 06:19:06 UTC
Last enriched: 10/08/2026, 06:34:04 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 05:48:07 UTC
Views: 16
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