CVE-2026-14212: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar
Description
CVE-2026-14212 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar WordPress plugin before version 9.8. It allows any authenticated employee with access to the Employee Panel to overwrite another employee's cabinet password and take over their account due to missing verification of provider account ownership during updates.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar WordPress plugin versions before 9.8 do not verify that an authenticated employee (provider) owns the provider account being updated. This authorization bypass (CWE-639) enables any employee with Employee Panel login privileges to overwrite another employee's cabinet password, effectively allowing account takeover.
Potential Impact
An authenticated employee with Employee Panel access can overwrite passwords of other employees' accounts, leading to unauthorized account takeover. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected accounts within the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Employee Panel access to trusted users only to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-30T11:10:23.221Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8e82b9acd9273b4979d440
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 06:07:53 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 12:09:05 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:17 UTC
Views: 50
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