CVE-2026-92619 json
Booking Calendar <= 11.8.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Privilege Escalation to 'data_name' Parameter
published 2026-09-18 52 d ago modified 2026-09-18 51 d ago also EUVD-2026-82729
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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`.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 52 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- wpdevelop Booking Calendar
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab68a6b2-e9b0-4efa-bd01-c6e3e11011db?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/save-load-option/save-load-option.php#L303
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/save-load-option/save-load-option.php#L197
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/save-load-option/save-load-option.php#L138
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/booking/tags/11.8.2/includes/page-form-builder/ajax/bfb-ajax.php#L82
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3699185%40booking&new=3699185%40booking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-92619
- NVD CVE-2026-92619
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