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CVE-2023-2414: Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita <= 4.4.6 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update and Arbitrary File Upload
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2023-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-862
Description
The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the vcita_save_settings_callback function in versions up to, and including, 4.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to modify the plugins settings, upload arbitrary files, and inject malicious JavaScript (before 4.3.2).
Affected products
References
- https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-ajax-function.php#L88
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2933915/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-ajax-function.php?contextall=1&old=2924763&old_path=%2Fmeeting-scheduler-by-vcita%2Ftrunk%2Fvcita-ajax-function.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3191356/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-ajax-function.php?contextall=1
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c99aab5-a995-44ae-bc14-09f73e6b22c5?source=cve
- https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-ajax-function.php#L88
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3c99aab5-a995-44ae-bc14-09f73e6b22c5?source=cve
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