Authorization Flaw in Appointment Booking Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-105197

2.7LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Appointment Booking Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 October 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-105197?

The Appointment Booking Plugin for WordPress versions earlier than 5.6.5 contains an authorization flaw that permits an authenticated user with a staff role to delete any order, customer, or transaction record. This happens even if the records belong to different staff members or exceed their designated scope, significantly undermining the data protection measures in place on the site.

Affected Version(s)

Appointment Booking Plugin 0 < 5.6.5

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-105197 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05f690b9-8696-4e73-8f42-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.7
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
WPScan
.