Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-2931 affects the Amelia Booking WordPress plugin, specifically the pro plugin according to the advisory. A logged-in customer-level user could change other users’ passwords, potentially taking over administrator accounts. This is a high business risk for sites that allow customer registration or booking accounts.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for any booking site with customer logins. The vulnerability could allow a normal customer account to take over administrator access, creating risk of site compromise, data exposure, service disruption, and reputational harm.
Technical view
The issue is an insecure direct object reference / authorization bypass in Amelia Booking versions up to and including 9.1.2. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8. The advisory says authenticated attackers with customer-level access or higher can change arbitrary user passwords, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Exposed systems are WordPress sites running Amelia Booking pro versions up to and including 9.1.2, especially where customers can authenticate. Sites without the plugin, without the pro component, or without customer logins appear less exposed based on available sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated customer-level account or higher, but no user interaction is required once authenticated. Successful abuse could lead to administrator account takeover.
Researcher notes
Evidence identifies an IDOR/authorization weakness tied to customer update functionality. Public references include Wordfence and WordPress plugin source locations, but the bundle does not provide exploit details, a named fixed version, or active exploitation evidence. Treat pro-plugin exposure carefully because the advisory notes the same slug.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using Amelia Booking, especially the pro plugin.
- Check installed Amelia Booking version against the advisory’s affected range: up to 9.1.2.
- Review vendor and Wordfence guidance for fixed versions or official remediation.
- If no fix is available, restrict customer account creation and access where operationally feasible.
- Monitor administrator password changes and unexpected account activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Amelia Booking installations across WordPress environments.
- Confirm whether the pro plugin is installed and active.
- Verify plugin version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Review logs for unusual password changes, especially involving administrator accounts.
- Confirm remediation status against vendor or Wordfence advisory updates.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9dbaafbb-ab7b-41d8-a8f7-178b9d42b4c5?source=cveCVE reference
- https://codecanyon.net/item/amelia-enterpriselevel-appointment-booking-wordpress-plugin/22067497CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ameliabooking/tags/2.1/src/Application/Controller/User/Customer/UpdateCustomerController.php#L30CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ameliabooking/tags/2.1/src/Application/Commands/User/Customer/UpdateCustomerCommandHandler.php#L173CVE reference
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Improper Privilege Management
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