CVE-2026-95684: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in e4jvikwp VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
Description
The VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin is affected by a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'attachments[name]' parameter. This vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 1.8.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute when users access the affected pages. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.2.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
e4jvikwp
VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95684 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin. The flaw arises from improper neutralization of input in the 'attachments[name]' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The vulnerability affects all plugin versions from 0 up to and including 1.8.15.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of users visiting the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts such as theft of user credentials or manipulation of displayed content. Availability is not impacted. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable parameter or plugin functionality to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T14:09:13.747Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac9e3642cdf04f6560f782d
Added to database: 10/10/2026, 07:04:04 UTC
Last enriched: 10/10/2026, 07:18:23 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 21:27:01 UTC
Views: 18
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