CVE-2026-88825: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in iGMS Direct Booking
The iGMS Direct Booking WordPress plugin before 2.0 does not authorise or escape its widget appearance settings, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of an administrator viewing the iGMS Direct Booking WordPress plugin before 2.0 settings, and in the browser of any visitor to a page displaying the booking widget.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The iGMS Direct Booking WordPress plugin prior to version 2.0 contains a CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. This occurs because the plugin fails to authorize or escape input in its widget appearance settings. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can store malicious scripts that execute when an administrator accesses the plugin settings or when any user visits a page with the booking widget. This vulnerability affects all versions from 0 up to but not including 2.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the security context of administrators and site visitors. This can lead to unauthorized actions performed by administrators, theft of sensitive information such as cookies or session tokens, and potential compromise of user accounts or site integrity. The vulnerability affects unauthenticated users, increasing the risk of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin settings page to trusted administrators only and consider disabling the widget display on public pages if possible.
CVE-2026-88825: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in iGMS Direct Booking
Description
The iGMS Direct Booking WordPress plugin before 2.0 does not authorise or escape its widget appearance settings, allowing unauthenticated users to store arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of an administrator viewing the iGMS Direct Booking WordPress plugin before 2.0 settings, and in the browser of any visitor to a page displaying the booking widget.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
iGMS Direct Booking
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The iGMS Direct Booking WordPress plugin prior to version 2.0 contains a CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. This occurs because the plugin fails to authorize or escape input in its widget appearance settings. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can store malicious scripts that execute when an administrator accesses the plugin settings or when any user visits a page with the booking widget. This vulnerability affects all versions from 0 up to but not including 2.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the security context of administrators and site visitors. This can lead to unauthorized actions performed by administrators, theft of sensitive information such as cookies or session tokens, and potential compromise of user accounts or site integrity. The vulnerability affects unauthenticated users, increasing the risk of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin settings page to trusted administrators only and consider disabling the widget display on public pages if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-10T09:30:24.509Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aacd5a355bf5e2cf5955f2d
Added to database: 09/18/2026, 06:09:39 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 06:16:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/18/2026, 22:12:52 UTC
Views: 12
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