Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the WordPress VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS plugin through stored cross-site scripting. The source describes it as requiring an authenticated administrator-level user and user interaction, so it is not a simple unauthenticated internet exploit. It can still matter because malicious script stored in an admin workflow can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a limited level.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority web application issue. It is not presented as actively exploited and requires administrator-level access, but affected booking sites should still be checked because WordPress admin compromise can have customer trust and operational consequences.
Technical view
CVE-2023-24396 is a CWE-79 stored XSS issue in E4J s.r.l. VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS for WordPress, reported for versions up to 1.5.11. CVSS 3.1 is 5.9 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The bundle does not name a specific fixed version or root-cause parameter.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites that have VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS installed at version 1.5.11 or earlier. Business impact is most relevant for hotel or booking sites where WordPress admin access is shared, weakly controlled, or previously compromised.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided sources do not claim active exploitation. The privilege requirement is high, with user interaction required. Stored XSS could execute in a victim browser after malicious content is saved, but the bundle does not provide enough detail to assess exact trigger locations.
Researcher notes
The public bundle establishes stored XSS, admin-level authentication, affected product, CVSS vector, and CWE-79. It does not identify the vulnerable field, proof of concept, exploit maturity, or a fixed version. Avoid assuming exposure beyond VikBooking <= 1.5.11 without local inventory confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the VikBooking plugin and version.
- Check E4J, WordPress, and Patchstack guidance for an updated safe version.
- Upgrade affected installations if vendor guidance provides a fixed release.
- Restrict administrator access to trusted users only.
- Enforce MFA and review admin account hygiene.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether VikBooking is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare against <= 1.5.11.
- Review admin users for unnecessary or shared privileged accounts.
- Check security logs for suspicious admin content changes or script-like input.
- Document findings and remediation status per affected site.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L1.73.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/vikbooking/wordpress-vikbooking-plugin-1-5-11-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cveCVE reference · vdb-entry
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