Vulnerability Description
The Appointment Bookings for Zoom GoogleMeet and more – Wappointment plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 2.7.6 via the `appointmentkey` parameter due to the appointment `edit_key` — the sole authorization token consumed by `tryCancel()` — being generated as a predictable, unsalted MD5 hash of only `client_id` (a sequential integer), `start_at` (a publicly observable appointment timestamp), and `staff_id` (a small enumerable integer), with no secret salt or random component, and the unauthenticated cancellation and rescheduling REST endpoints performing no ownership or identity verification beyond matching this reconstructible key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to compute valid `edit_key` values for appointments belonging to other users and cancel or reschedule those appointments arbitrarily. Exploitation requires the `allow_cancellation` or `allow_rescheduling` setting to be enabled on the site, both of which are common configurations for active booking deployments; an attacker can obtain the inputs needed to reconstruct a victim's key by booking their own appointment to observe their sequential `client_id` and correlating publicly visible appointment times and enumerable staff identifiers.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.5/app/Models/Cl
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.5/app/Services/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.5/app/Services/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.5/app/Services/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.6/app/Models/Cl
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.6/app/Services/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.6/app/Services/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wappointment/tags/2.7.6/app/Services/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/07069f39-f892-4c19-8e0
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-9188?
CVE-2026-9188 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). The Appointment Bookings for Zoom GoogleMeet and more – Wappointment plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to and including 2.7.6 via the `appointme...
How severe is CVE-2026-9188?
CVE-2026-9188 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-9188?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.