CVE-2023-6219: BookingPress <= 1.0.76 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-11-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The BookingPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file validation on the 'bookingpress_process_upload' function in versions up to, and including, 1.0.76. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrator-level capabilities or above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected products

reputeinfosystems Appointment Booking Calendar Plugin and Scheduling Plugin – BookingPress: through 1.0.76

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bookingpress-appointment-booking/tags/1.0.76/core/classes/class.bookingpress_fileupload_class.php#L140
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3001484/bookingpress-appointment-booking/trunk/core/classes/class.bookingpress_fileupload_class.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3001484/bookingpress-appointment-booking/trunk/core/classes/class.bookingpress_settings.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/710b8e4e-01de-4e99-8cf2-31abc2419b29?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bookingpress-appointment-booking/tags/1.0.76/core/classes/class.bookingpress_fileupload_class.php#L140
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3001484/bookingpress-appointment-booking/trunk/core/classes/class.bookingpress_fileupload_class.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3001484/bookingpress-appointment-booking/trunk/core/classes/class.bookingpress_settings.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/710b8e4e-01de-4e99-8cf2-31abc2419b29?source=cve

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