🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-16142

CRITICAL 9.8

TrueBooker <= 1.2.6 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Insecure Direct Object Reference in 'truebooker_wp_user_id' Parameter

CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The TrueBooker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This is due to the add_front_user_update() AJAX handler being registered for unauthenticated users and accepting an arbitrary truebooker_wp_user_id value, which is passed directly to wp_update_user() without verifying authentication or ownership. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change any WordPress user account email address, including an administrator, by submitting the target user ID and an attacker-controlled email address. An attacker can then use the native WordPress password reset flow to receive the reset link at the attacker-controlled email address and take over the account.

CWE CWE-639
Vendor themetechmount
Product truebooker – appointment booking and scheduler system
Published Aug 15, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

themetechmount / TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System
0 ≤ 1.2.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0d3f7cb-4974-4b0f-9658-1895e5966276?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3640018/truebooker-appointment-booking

Credits

Nabil Irawan