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CVE-2026-12657 - Calendar Booking Plugin For Appointments And Events

CVE-2026-12657

The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.2 via the 'service_id' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create approved bookings against services explicitly restricted to admins and agents, consuming restricted appointment capacity and triggering unauthorized bookings for admin/agent-only services. The bypass works via both the params[booking][service_id] parameter in steps__load_step and the presets[selected_service] parameter in steps__start, both of which are publicly accessible without authentication.

CVE-2026-12657

MEDIUM CVSS 5.3 Published 2026-07-02 Updated 2026-07-02
AI Risk Moderate (52/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P4 Planned
Severity Band MEDIUM
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Components 4
Reference Links 10
AI Risk Engine Moderate (52/100)
Exploitability Low
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2026-07-02 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2026-07-02 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-07-03 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 18 days ago

AI enriched 18 days ago (2026-07-03 08:50 UTC)

Technical Summary

The LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.2 via the 'service_id' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create approved bookings against services explicitly restricted to admins and agents, consuming restricted appointment capacity and triggering unauthorized bookings for admin/agent-only services. The bypass works via both the params[booking][service_id] parameter in…

Potential Impact

Severity is MEDIUM (CVSS 5.3). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as Low based on low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 52/100 (Moderate, Low) with priority P4 Planned. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Calendar Booking Plugin For Appointments And Events PLUGIN · calendar-booking-plugin-for-appointments-and-events Affected: >= 0, <= 5.6.2 Fixed version not specified
For Appointments And Events PLUGIN · for-appointments-and-events Affected: >= 0, <= 5.6.2 Fixed version not specified
Latepoint PLUGIN · latepoint Affected: >= 0, <= 5.6.2 Fixed version not specified
LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events PLUGIN · latepoint-calendar-booking-plugin-for-appointments-and-events Affected: >= 0, <= 5.6.2 Fixed version not specified

References

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