CVE-2026-9822 | WP Hotel Booking < 2.3.1 - Subscriber+ Missing Authorization in Multiple AJAX Handlers

The WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not enforce capability checks in several of its AJAX handlers, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access to read other users' booking line items, enumerate active coupons, and read pricing data.

Published: 2026-06-19 Last update: 2026-06-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-9822 is rated Low Risk (29.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-9822

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-23 0.20%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-9822

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-9822

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-9822

GHSA-mcv8-q72x-f535 · Severity: medium — The WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not enforce capability checks in several...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-9822

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-9822

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