Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1980 affects the WPBookit WordPress plugin up to and including 1.0.8. A missing access check can let unauthenticated visitors retrieve customer details such as names, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, and gender. This is a privacy and data exposure issue, not a system takeover based on current sources.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any customer-facing site using WPBookit, because exposed data includes personal contact and demographic information. Urgency is moderate: the issue is remotely reachable, but current sources do not confirm active exploitation or code execution impact.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-200 in WPBookit’s get_customer_list route, where authorization is missing. CVSS is 5.3, network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with confidentiality impact only. Public sources identify versions up to and including 1.0.8 as affected.
Likely exposure
Public WordPress sites using WPBookit through version 1.0.8 are the likely exposure, especially sites storing booking customer records. Sites not using WPBookit are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates unauthenticated network access with low complexity and no user interaction. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat internet-facing booking sites as higher priority due to customer PII exposure.
Researcher notes
The bundle’s affected-version metadata is sparse, but the narrative and Wordfence reference state WPBookit up to 1.0.8 is affected. A WordPress.org changeset is referenced, but the provided sources do not clearly name a fixed release. Confirm remediation status against vendor/plugin repository guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for WPBookit and identify installed versions.
- Update WPBookit if a newer vendor-supported release is available.
- If no fix is available, check vendor guidance before relying on compensating controls.
- Consider disabling WPBookit on high-risk sites until remediation is confirmed.
- Limit retained customer booking data where operationally possible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WPBookit is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Verify whether the installed version is 1.0.8 or earlier.
- Review vendor or WordPress.org plugin release notes for a fixed version.
- Review web logs for unusual access to WPBookit customer-list functionality.
- Avoid accessing real customer data during validation without authorization.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1867c79-29d7-46a4-bfaf-c65e8a44c2ed?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbookit/trunk/core/admin/classes/class.wpb-admin-routes.php#L146CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbookit/tags/1.0.8/core/admin/classes/class.wpb-admin-routes.php#L146CVE 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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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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