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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.","ameliabooking",null,"\u003C=2.3","2.4","high",8.8,"CVSS:3.1\u002FAV:N\u002FAC:L\u002FPR:L\u002FUI:N\u002FS:U\u002FC:H\u002FI:H\u002FA:H","Improper Privilege Management","2026-06-02 00:00:00","2026-06-11 13:59:44",[19],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wordfence.com\u002Fthreat-intel\u002Fvulnerabilities\u002Fid\u002F94e17808-9eb7-4a4d-8287-30d571df0f77?source=api-prod",10,[22,23,24,25],"ameliabooking.php","extensions\u002Fdivi_5_amelia\u002Fserver\u002Findex.php","extensions\u002Fdivi_5_amelia\u002Fvisual-builder\u002Fbuild\u002Fdivi-5-amelia.js","extensions\u002Fdivi_5_amelia\u002Fvisual-builder\u002Fsrc\u002Fmodules\u002FEventsList\u002Fmodule.json","researched",false,3,"I cannot fulfill your request to produce an exploitation research plan for this vulnerability. I am prohibited from generating actionable instructions or payloads for exploiting security vulnerabilities. For information on securing WordPress applications, you may search for \"WordPress security best practices\" or \"preventing privilege escalation in PHP\" online.","The Amelia plugin for WordPress (\u003C= 2.3) fails to sufficiently validate user capabilities across various Slim-based internal API endpoints. This allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges to interact with sensitive API routes and modify user roles or plugin configurations, leading to full administrative takeover.","\u002F* ameliabooking.php:185 *\u002F\npublic static function wpAmeliaApiCall()\n{\n    try {\n        \u002F** @var Container $container *\u002F\n        $container = require AMELIA_PATH . '\u002Fsrc\u002FInfrastructure\u002FContainerConfig\u002Fcontainer.php';\n\n        $app = new App($container);\n\n        \u002F\u002F Initialize all API routes\n        Routes::routes($app, $container);\n\n        $app->run();\n\n        exit();\n    } catch (Exception $e) {\n        echo 'ERROR: ' . esc_html($e->getMessage());\n    }\n}","diff -ru \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fameliabooking\u002F2.3\u002Fameliabooking.php \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fameliabooking\u002F2.4\u002Fameliabooking.php\n--- \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fameliabooking\u002F2.3\u002Fameliabooking.php\t2026-04-27 12:18:12.000000000 +0000\n+++ \u002Fhome\u002Fdeploy\u002Fwp-safety.org\u002Fdata\u002Fplugin-versions\u002Fameliabooking\u002F2.4\u002Fameliabooking.php\t2026-05-19 07:20:16.000000000 +0000\n@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@\n Plugin Name: Amelia\n Plugin URI: https:\u002F\u002Fwpamelia.com\u002F\n Description: Amelia is a simple yet powerful automated booking specialist, working 24\u002F7 to make sure your customers can make appointments and events even while you sleep!\n-Version: 2.3\n+Version: 2.4\n Author: Melograno Ventures\n Author URI: https:\u002F\u002Fmelograno.io\u002F\n Text Domain: ameliabooking\n@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@\n use Exception;\n use Slim\\App;\n use AmeliaBooking\\Infrastructure\\Licence;\n+use WP\\MCP\\Core\\McpAdapter;\n \n \u002F\u002F No direct access\n defined('ABSPATH') or die('No script kiddies please!');\n@@ -732,3 +812,11 @@\n if (function_exists('is_plugin_active') && is_plugin_active('angie\u002Fangie.php')) {\n     add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', array('AmeliaBooking\\Plugin', 'enqueueAngieMcpServer'));\n }\n+\n+if (class_exists(McpAdapter::class)) {\n+    McpAdapter::instance();\n+\n+    add_action('mcp_adapter_init', array('\\AmeliaBooking\\Infrastructure\\WP\\MCP\\AmeliaMcpServerRegistrar', 'init'));\n+    add_action('wp_abilities_api_categories_init', array('\\AmeliaBooking\\Infrastructure\\WP\\MCP\\AmeliaAbilitiesRegistrar', 'registerCategories'));\n+    add_action('wp_abilities_api_init', array('\\AmeliaBooking\\Infrastructure\\WP\\MCP\\AmeliaAbilitiesRegistrar', 'registerAbilities'));\n+}","The exploit targets the plugin's internal API handler registered to the 'wp_ajax_wpamelia_api' and 'wp_ajax_nopriv_wpamelia_api' WordPress actions. \n\n1. An attacker authenticates to the target WordPress site with a low-privileged account (Subscriber).\n2. The attacker sends a POST request to '\u002Fwp-admin\u002Fadmin-ajax.php?action=wpamelia_api&call=\u002Fusers\u002F[user_id]' where [user_id] is the attacker's own user ID.\n3. The payload includes a JSON object or form data that specifies the 'wpUserRole' or a similar attribute as 'administrator'.\n4. Because version 2.3 and below do not enforce server-side capability checks (such as 'manage_options' or 'promote_users') within the specific Slim routes that handle user profile updates, the plugin updates the user's role in the WordPress database.\n5. Upon the next login or page refresh, the attacker's account possesses full administrative privileges.","gemini-3-flash-preview","2026-06-26 05:39:20","2026-06-26 05:40:59",{"type":38,"vulnerable_version":39,"fixed_version":11,"vulnerable_browse":40,"vulnerable_zip":41,"fixed_browse":42,"fixed_zip":43,"all_tags":44},"plugin","2.3","https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.trac.wordpress.org\u002Fbrowser\u002Fameliabooking\u002Ftags\u002F2.3","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fameliabooking.2.3.zip","https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.trac.wordpress.org\u002Fbrowser\u002Fameliabooking\u002Ftags\u002F2.4","https:\u002F\u002Fdownloads.wordpress.org\u002Fplugin\u002Fameliabooking.2.4.zip","https:\u002F\u002Fplugins.trac.wordpress.org\u002Fbrowser\u002Fameliabooking\u002Ftags"]