WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2025-27264 Deferred

Doctor Appointment Booking: Filesystem traversal

Doctor Appointment Booking is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Doctor Appointment Booking
Plugin slug
doctor-appointment-booking
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 03, 2025
Weakness
CWE-98 — Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

This CVE was published Mar 03, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Doctor Appointment Booking 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

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Creativeitem Doctor Appointment Booking doctor-appointment-booking allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Doctor Appointment Booking: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

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

Primary and upstream sources