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HIGH CVE-2026-42762 Deferred

VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS: Cross-site scripting

VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 1.8.9.

CVE / CNA score 7.1 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
Plugin slug
vikbooking
Affected
<= 1.8.9
Safe version
1.8.10
Published
May 27, 2026
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 27, 2026 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS to 1.8.10 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

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 Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e4jvikwp VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS vikbooking allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS: from n/a through <= 1.8.9.

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

Primary and upstream sources