Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1945 affects the WPBookit WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.0.8. An unauthenticated attacker can store malicious script through name or email fields, causing it to run when someone views the affected page. This can support account abuse, content manipulation, or visitor/session impact depending on WordPress configuration.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term web risk for any public WordPress site using WPBookit. Prioritize customer-facing, high-traffic, or authenticated-user sites first. If the plugin is unused, remove it.
Technical view
The flaw is stored cross-site scripting in WPBookit parameters wpb_user_name and wpb_user_email, caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. It is tracked as CWE-79 with CVSS 3.1 score 7.2. The CVE description states exploitation requires no authentication and affects all versions through 1.0.8.
Likely exposure
Internet-facing WordPress sites using WPBookit version 1.0.8 or earlier are the relevant exposure. Sites not using WPBookit are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The vulnerability is still important because unauthenticated stored XSS can persist in site content or plugin-generated pages and execute for later viewers.
Researcher notes
Source evidence identifies affected parameters and code references, but the provided bundle does not clearly name a fixed version. Avoid assuming patch availability. Validate version exposure and monitor the WordPress plugin changelog or vendor advisory before declaring remediation complete.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for WPBookit installation and version.
- Update WPBookit if vendor guidance identifies a fixed release.
- If no fix is available, disable or remove WPBookit where business impact allows.
- Restrict access to affected workflows where feasible until remediated.
- Review WordPress security plugin or WAF coverage for this CVE.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WPBookit is installed on each WordPress site.
- Verify installed WPBookit version is greater than 1.0.8 if a fixed version exists.
- Review plugin-generated pages for unexpected script content or suspicious bookings.
- Check security logs for unusual unauthenticated submissions to WPBookit forms.
- Monitor vendor, Wordfence, and WordPress plugin repository advisories for fix status.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5954c682-c772-420a-a764-342418c1e71c?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbookit/trunk/core/admin/classes/controllers/class.wpb-booking-shortcode-controller.php#L534CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbookit/tags/1.0.8/core/admin/classes/controllers/class.wpb-booking-shortcode-controller.php#L534CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3467556%40wpbookit&new=3467556%40wpbookit&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.