WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-1977 Modified

Booking Manager: Server-side request forgery

Booking Manager is affected by server-side request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The vulnerable server can be induced to make attacker-selected network requests.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Booking Manager
Plugin slug
booking-manager
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 16, 2023
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Aug 16, 2023 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Booking Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Booking Manager WordPress plugin before 2.0.29 does not validate URLs input in it's admin panel or in shortcodes for showing events from a remote .ics file, allowing an attacker with privileges as low as Subscriber to perform SSRF attacks on the sites internal network.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources