CVE-2026-16986: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Booking Package
Description
CVE-2026-16986 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Booking Package WordPress plugin before version 1.7.25. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to manipulate the payment amount by exploiting improper access control, paying less than the actual service price. The plugin does not validate the payment amount server-side against the stored service price, instead relying on attacker-supplied request values.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Booking Package
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Booking Package WordPress plugin prior to version 1.7.25 contains an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) where the server-side validation of payment amounts is missing or insufficient. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit a payment request with an arbitrary fraction of the legitimate service price, bypassing proper charge validation. The vulnerability arises because the plugin derives the expected charge from user-supplied request values rather than the stored service price, enabling manipulation of payment amounts.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to pay less than the required amount for a service, potentially leading to financial loss for the service provider. There is no confidentiality or availability impact reported. The integrity impact is limited to payment amount manipulation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation level is currently confirmed. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider restricting or monitoring payment-related requests if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T08:43:47.387Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8e82b9acd9273b4979d44a
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 06:07:53 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 12:08:49 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 18:48:18 UTC
Views: 59
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