Payment Notification Vulnerability in WP Hotel Booking Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-15152

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Hotel Booking
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-15152?

The WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability where it fails to verify the authenticity of payment notifications. An attacker can exploit this by submitting false payment notifications, allowing them to mark bookings as fully paid without actual payment being made. This could lead to significant financial losses for website owners as unauthorized bookings may accumulate without any legitimate transactions taking place.

Affected Version(s)

WP Hotel Booking 0 < 2.3.2

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-2026-15152 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2435361-0a2a-4914-b4d8-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muni Nitish Kumar Yaddala
WPScan
.