WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-9872 Analyzed

Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita: A security weakness

Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita
Plugin slug
online-booking-&-scheduling-calendar
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 06, 2024
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Dec 06, 2024 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita 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 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the vcita_save_user_data_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject malicious web scripts and update settings.

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

Primary and upstream sources