CVE-2024-5071: bookster vulnerability

What is known

The Bookster WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 allows adding sensitive parameters when validating appointments allowing attackers to manipulate the data sent when booking an appointment (the request body) to change its status from pending to approved.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-5071, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) affecting bookster, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether bookster is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
• Reference