CVE-2026-92619
The Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 11.8.2 via the `wpbc_ajax_option_save` AJAX action. The vulnerability exists because the `handle_ajax_save()` function applies per-option safeguards only to names explicitly registered via `register_option_policy()`, causing `get_option_policy()` to return an empty policy — bypassing all can_save, force_mode, and allowed_keys checks — for any unregistered option name, including core WordPress options, while an attacker-controlled `data_name` parameter passes through `sanitize_key()` and is written directly to `update_option()` without restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor-level access and above to escalate their privileges to Administrator by writing core WordPress options such as `default_role=administrator` and `users_can_register=1`, then self-registering a new Administrator account. The nonce check does not meaningfully restrict this attack, as both the nonce value and nonce action are attacker-supplied POST parameters, and a valid nonce is trivially obtainable via `admin-ajax.php?action=rest-nonce`.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.66%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 50
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement95 % - Impacto principal
T1098.002Additional Email Delegate Permissionspersistence · privilege escalation90 % - Impacto secundario
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access85 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact80 %
Atacante autenticado (Editor+) explota bypass de validación en opción AJAX para modificar opciones core de WordPress (default_role=administrator), escalando privilegios localmente y creando cuenta Admin. CWE-269: improper access control en función handle_ajax_save().
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-269
Referencias
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/page-form-builder/ajax/bfb-ajax.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/save-load-option/save-load-option.php#L138
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/save-load-option/save-load-option.php#L197
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/save-load-option/save-load-option.php#L303
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3699185%40booking&new=3699185%40booking
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab68a6b2-e9b0-4efa-bd01-c6e3e11011db?source=cve
JSON original (NVD)
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