CVE-2016-20084
WordPress appointment-booking-calendar 1.1.24 Privilege Escalation XSS
Description
WordPress appointment-booking-calendar 1.1.24 contains multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to modify calendar settings and inject persistent cross-site scripting payloads through the admin.php page parameters. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into the 'ict' and 'ics' options or the calendar 'name' parameter via GET requests to execute arbitrary scripts when the calendar is displayed or accessed in the administration interface.
INFO
Published Date :
June 15, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 15, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the appointment booking calendar plugin.
- Validate all input parameters.
- Sanitize user-supplied data.
- Implement proper access controls.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description WordPress appointment-booking-calendar 1.1.24 contains multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to modify calendar settings and inject persistent cross-site scripting payloads through the admin.php page parameters. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into the 'ict' and 'ics' options or the calendar 'name' parameter via GET requests to execute arbitrary scripts when the calendar is displayed or accessed in the administration interface. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference http://wordpress.dwbooster.com/calendars/booking-calendar-contact-form Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39341 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-appointment-booking-calendar-privilege-escalation-xss