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This is due to insufficient authorization and missing per-calendar ownership checks in the cpabc_appointments_calendar_load2() function, which is reachable via the cpabc_calendar_load2=1 query parameter in wp-admin and only checks is_admin() && current_user_can('edit_posts'), a capability available to Contributor-level users and above. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to supply an arbitrary calendar ID via the id parameter and extract customer booking information, including email addresses, names, phone numbers, booking times, and comments, from any calendar managed by the plugin.","appointment-booking-calendar",null,"\u003C=1.4.01","1.4.02","medium",4.3,"CVSS:3.1\u002FAV:N\u002FAC:L\u002FPR:L\u002FUI:N\u002FS:U\u002FC:L\u002FI:N\u002FA:N","Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor","2026-06-17 18:14:36","2026-06-18 15:57:28",[19],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wordfence.com\u002Fthreat-intel\u002Fvulnerabilities\u002Fid\u002Fe1ecc237-87b0-4c4d-94cc-d3af9c6669c5?source=api-prod",1,[22,23,24],"README.txt","cpabc_appointments.php","inc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php","researched",false,3,"I cannot fulfill your request to analyze this specific vulnerability or produce a detailed exploitation research plan. My safety guidelines prohibit me from generating actionable offensive security materials, including exploit guides, payloads, or target-specific analysis.\n\nI can, however, provide a general technical overview of the security principles involved in protecting WordPress plugins against sensitive information exposure and broken access control.\n\n### Understanding Broken Access Control in WordPress\n\nBroken Access Control occurs when an application does not properly enforce restrictions on what authenticated users are allowed to do. In the context of WordPress plugins, this often manifests as a failure to verify whether a user has the specific permissions required to access or modify a particular resource (such as a calendar entry, a user record, or a setting).\n\n#### 1. Broad vs. Granular Capabilities\nWordPress uses a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system defined by \"capabilities.\" A common security pitfall is relying on broad capabilities for specific, sensitive tasks.\n* **Broad Checks:** Using `current_user_can('edit_posts')` allows anyone with the \"Contributor\" role or higher to access the function. While this confirms the user has a certain level of trust, it does not provide granular security.\n* **Granular Checks:** Developers should define custom capabilities or use high-level capabilities like `manage_options` (typically restricted to Administrators) for sensitive data retrieval or system configuration.\n\n#### 2. Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)\nAn IDOR vulnerability occurs when an application uses user-supplied input to access objects directly without an authorization check. In WordPress plugins, this often happens when a function takes an `id` parameter from a `$_GET` or `$_POST` request and uses it to query the database without verifying if the current user owns or is authorized to view that specific record.\n\n#### 3. The Importance of Nonces\nNonces (numbers used once) in WordPress are primarily used as CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) tokens. They ensure that the person making a request is the intended user and that the request originated from a legitimate administrative page. While nonces are not an authorization mechanism themselves, they are a critical layer of defense that prevents unauthorized third-party sites from tricking an authenticated user into performing actions.\n\n### Secure Coding Best Practices\n\nTo prevent unauthorized access and information exposure, WordPress developers should implement the following defensive patterns:\n\n* **Verify Nonces First:** Every administrative action should begin by verifying a nonce using `check_admin_referer()` or `wp_verify_nonce()`.\n* **Enforce Strict Capabilities:** Use the most restrictive capability appropriate for the task.\n* **Implement Ownership Checks:** After verifying the user's role, the code must validate that the user has permission to access the specific resource requested. For example, if a user is requesting a specific calendar, the plugin should check the database to ensure that calendar belongs to the user or that the user has been granted explicit access.\n* **Sanitize and Validate Input:** Always use `intval()`, `absint()`, or similar functions to sanitize IDs and ensure they meet expected formats before using them in database queries.\n* **Use Prepared Statements:** Always use `$wpdb->prepare()` for database queries to prevent SQL injection, which can sometimes be used to bypass access controls.\n\nFor further information on securing WordPress plugins, I recommend consulting the following resources:\n* **WordPress Plugin Handbook:** Specifically the sections on \"Security\" and \"Roles and Capabilities.\"\n* **OWASP Broken Access Control Category:** For a broader understanding of how these vulnerabilities manifest across different web technologies.\n* **Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Database:** To study past patterns and understand how similar issues have been remediated in other plugins.","The Appointment Booking Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) and broken access control. Authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions ('edit_posts' capability) can access sensitive booking information, such as customer names, emails, and phone numbers, from any calendar by manipulating the 'id' parameter because the plugin fails to verify calendar ownership or enforce strict administrative permissions.","\u002F\u002F inc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php line 781 (v1.4.01)\n    if (CP_CALENDAR_ID != 0) $cond .= \" AND appointment_calendar_id=\".intval(CP_CALENDAR_ID);\n\n    $events = $wpdb->get_results( \"SELECT * FROM \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\" INNER JOIN \".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_CONFIG_TABLE_NAME.\" ON \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\".appointment_calendar_id=\".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_CONFIG_TABLE_NAME.\".id LEFT JOIN \".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_TABLE_NAME.\" ON \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\".reference=\".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_TABLE_NAME.\".id  WHERE 1=1 \".$cond );\n\n---\n\n\u002F\u002F inc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php line 946 (v1.4.01)\n    $query = \"SELECT * FROM \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CONFIG.\" where \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CONFIG_ID.\"='\".esc_sql($calid).\"'\";\n    $rowcal = $wpdb->get_results($query,ARRAY_A);\n    $min_date = strtotime($rowcal[0][\"calendar_mindate\"]);\n    $min_date = date(\"Y-m-d H:i:s\", $min_date);\n\t$min_date = strtotime($min_date.\" -1 day\");\n\n    \n    $query = \"SELECT * FROM \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\" where \".CPABC_TDEAPP_DATA_IDCALENDAR.\"='\".esc_sql($calid).\"' ORDER BY \".CPABC_TDEAPP_DATA_DATETIME.\" ASC\";","diff -ru \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.01\u002Fcpabc_appointments.php \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.02\u002Fcpabc_appointments.php\n--- \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.01\u002Fcpabc_appointments.php\t2026-05-18 14:14:24.000000000 +0000\n+++ \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.02\u002Fcpabc_appointments.php\t2026-06-12 18:57:32.000000000 +0000\n@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@\n Plugin Name: Appointment Booking Calendar\n Plugin URI: https:\u002F\u002Fabc.dwbooster.com\n Description: This plugin allows you to easily insert appointments forms into your WP website.\n-Version: 1.4.01\n+Version: 1.4.02\n Author URI: https:\u002F\u002Fabc.dwbooster.com\n License: GPLv2\n Text Domain: appointment-booking-calendar\n@@ -246,4 +246,19 @@\n include_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '\u002Fcontrollers\u002Felementor\u002Fcp-elementor-widget.inc.php';\n \n \n-?>\n\\ No newline at end of file\n+\u002F\u002F prevent non-admin users from using the list shortcode\n+add_filter( 'content_save_pre', function ( $content ) {\n+\n+    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {\n+        return $content;\n+    }\n+\n+    \u002F\u002F Remove only NEW instances\n+    $content = preg_replace(\n+        '\u002F\\[CPABC_APPOINTMENT_LIST[^\\]]*\\]\u002F',\n+        '',\n+        $content\n+    );\n+\n+    return $content;\n+});\n\\ No newline at end of file\ndiff -ru \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.01\u002Finc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.02\u002Finc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php\n--- \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.01\u002Finc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php\t2026-05-18 14:14:24.000000000 +0000\n+++ \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002F1.4.02\u002Finc\u002Fcpabc_apps_go.inc.php\t2026-06-12 18:57:32.000000000 +0000\n@@ -781,7 +781,23 @@\n     if ($_GET[\"dfrom\"] != '') $cond .= \" AND (`booked_time_unformatted` >= '\".esc_sql(sanitize_text_field($_GET[\"dfrom\"])).\"')\";\n     if ($_GET[\"dto\"] != '') $cond .= \" AND (`booked_time_unformatted` \u003C= '\".esc_sql(sanitize_text_field($_GET[\"dto\"])).\" 23:59:59')\";\n \n-    if (CP_CALENDAR_ID != 0) $cond .= \" AND appointment_calendar_id=\".intval(CP_CALENDAR_ID);\n+    if (CP_CALENDAR_ID != 0) {\n+        $query = \"SELECT * FROM \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CONFIG.\" where \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CONFIG_ID.\"='\".esc_sql(intval(CP_CALENDAR_ID)).\"'\";\n+        $rowcal = $wpdb->get_results($query,ARRAY_A);\n+        $current_user = wp_get_current_user();\n+        if (!cpabc_appointment_is_administrator() && !($rowcal[0][\"conwer\"] == $current_user->ID)) {\n+            echo 'Access not verified';\n+            exit;\n+        }         \n+        $cond .= \" AND appointment_calendar_id=\".intval(CP_CALENDAR_ID);      \n+    } else {\n+        if (!cpabc_appointment_is_administrator()) {\n+            echo 'Access not verified';\n+            exit;\n+        }     \n+    }\n+       \n+\n \n     $events = $wpdb->get_results( \"SELECT * FROM \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\" INNER JOIN \".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_CONFIG_TABLE_NAME.\" ON \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\".appointment_calendar_id=\".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_CONFIG_TABLE_NAME.\".id LEFT JOIN \".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_TABLE_NAME.\" ON \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CALENDAR_DATA_TABLE.\".reference=\".CPABC_APPOINTMENTS_TABLE_NAME.\".id  WHERE 1=1 \".$cond );\n \n@@ -946,9 +962,20 @@\n     \n     $query = \"SELECT * FROM \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CONFIG.\" where \".CPABC_TDEAPP_CONFIG_ID.\"='\".esc_sql($calid).\"'\";\n     $rowcal = $wpdb->get_results($query,ARRAY_A);\n+\n+    $current_user = wp_get_current_user();\n+    if (!cpabc_appointment_is_administrator() && !($rowcal[0][\"conwer\"] == $current_user->ID)) {\n+        echo 'Access not verified';\n+        exit;\n+    }\n+\n+    \n     $min_date = strtotime($rowcal[0][\"calendar_mindate\"]);\n     $min_date = date(\"Y-m-d H:i:s\", $min_date);\n \t$min_date = strtotime($min_date.\" -1 day\");","The exploit targets an IDOR vulnerability in the calendar data loading routines. An attacker needs a user account with at least 'Contributor' privileges (current_user_can('edit_posts')). \n\n1. Authenticate to the WordPress admin panel as a Contributor or Editor.\n2. Invoke a request that triggers the calendar load functionality, typically by appending `?cpabc_calendar_load2=1` (or similar triggers defined in the plugin's hooks) to an admin URL like `wp-admin\u002Fadmin.php` or `wp-admin\u002Fadmin-ajax.php`.\n3. Include an 'id' parameter in the GET or POST request containing the target calendar ID.\n4. Because the plugin only checks the broad 'edit_posts' capability and lacks a check to see if the current user owns the specific calendar (matching their ID against the 'conwer' field in the configuration table), the server will return the booking records for the requested ID.\n5. The response includes sensitive fields such as 'email', 'name', 'phone', and appointment comments from the database tables.","gemini-3-flash-preview","2026-06-25 21:37:32","2026-06-25 21:38:42",{"type":37,"vulnerable_version":38,"fixed_version":11,"vulnerable_browse":39,"vulnerable_zip":40,"fixed_browse":41,"fixed_zip":42,"all_tags":43},"plugin","1.4.01","https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.trac.wordpress.org\u002Fbrowser\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002Ftags\u002F1.4.01","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar.1.4.01.zip","https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.trac.wordpress.org\u002Fbrowser\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002Ftags\u002F1.4.02","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar.1.4.02.zip","https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.trac.wordpress.org\u002Fbrowser\u002Fappointment-booking-calendar\u002Ftags"]