Missing authorization in codepeople Appointment Booking Calendar
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.96. This is due to the plugin exposing an unauthenticated booking processing endpoint (cpabc_appointments_check_IPN_verification) that trusts attacker-supplied payment notifications without verifying their origin, authenticity, or requiring proper authorization checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily confirm bookings and insert them into the live calendar via the 'cpabc_ipncheck' parameter, triggering administrative and customer notification emails and disrupting operations.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| codepeople | Appointment Booking Calendar | up to 1.3.96 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Appointment Booking Calendar Vendorcodepeople Affected up to 1.3.96 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-846p-mjq5-w3jq
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/638217c4-7a37-49e4-8660-5510ace692ec?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/appointment-booking-calendar/tags/1.3.96/inc/cpabc_apps_go.inc.php#L14
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/appointment-booking-calendar/tags/1.3.96/inc/cpabc_apps_go.inc.php#L363
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/appointment-booking-calendar/tags/1.3.96/inc/cpabc_apps_go.inc.php#L476
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3399113%40appointment-booking-calendar&new=3399113%40appointment-booking-calendar&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More codepeople vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00790 Booking Calendar < 1.3.83 - CSRF appointment scheduling CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-11385 BookingPress < 1.1.23 - Unauthenticated Export File Download CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-03387 Smart Image Gallery < 1.0.19 - Update/Delete Google API Key via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-05486 Contact Form Email < 1.3.44 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-08220 Polls CP <= 1.0.75 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Custom Styles CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-08217 Polls CP <= 1.0.75 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-13317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-846p-mjq5-w3jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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