ameliabooking Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar Plugin wp_set_password/wp_update_user authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ameliabooking Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar Plugin up to 2.1.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects the function wp_set_password/wp_update_user. The manipulation of the argument externalId leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-5465. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ameliabooking Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar Plugin up to 2.1.3 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function wp_set_password/wp_update_user. The manipulation of the argument externalId with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This is due to the `UpdateProviderCommandHandler` failing to validate changes to the `externalId` field when a Provider (Employee) user updates their own profile. The `externalId` maps directly to a WordPress user ID and is passed to `wp_set_password()` and `wp_update_user()` without authorization checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Provider-level (Employee) access and above, to take over any WordPress account — including Administrator — by injecting an arbitrary `externalId` value when updating their own provider profile.

The weakness was published by Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-5465 since 04/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-19580). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar Plugin 2.1.3

Timelineinfo

04/03/2026 CVE reserved
04/07/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-5465 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355715
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2026 10:23
Updated: 04/07/2026 15:07
Changes: 04/07/2026 10:23 (67), 04/07/2026 15:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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