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Course Booking System - Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-96886)

CVE-2026-96886

The Course Booking System WordPress plugin before 7.0.9 does not restrict access to its booking export, allowing unauthenticated users to download the name, email address and billing address of every customer who has booked a course.

CVE-2026-96886

MEDIUM CVSS 5.3 Published 2026-09-30 Updated 2026-09-30
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:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Components 1
Reference Links 1
AI Risk Engine Moderate (52/100)
Exploitability Low
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2026-09-30 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2026-09-30 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-10-04 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 3 days ago

AI enriched 3 days ago (2026-10-04 10:31 UTC)

Technical Summary

The Course Booking System WordPress plugin before 7.0.9 does not restrict access to its booking export, allowing unauthenticated users to download the name, email address and billing address of every customer who has booked a course.

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

Course Booking System PLUGIN · course-booking-system Affected: < 7.0.9 Fixed in: 7.0.9

References

What to do about this

Patch promptly The consequence is significant even where an attacker needs a foothold first.

Fix it

Update Course Booking System to 7.0.9 or later.

That is the complete fix. Everything below is what protects you in the meantime.

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Am I affected by this vulnerability?

You are affected if your site runs Course Booking System. Versions below 7.0.9 are vulnerable; that release and later are not. No account is needed to exploit this, so a public site is reachable by anyone.

How do I fix it?

Update Course Booking System to version 7.0.9 or later. That is the complete fix.