CVE-2022-1409: VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS < 1.5.8 - Admin+ PHP File Upload

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not properly validate images, allowing high privilege users such as administrators to upload PHP files disguised as images and containing malicious PHP code

Affected products

VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS: before 1.5.8 — fixed in 1.5.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 1.5.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1330f8f7-4a59-4e9d-acae-21656a4101fe
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1330f8f7-4a59-4e9d-acae-21656a4101fe

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