Description
The Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.38. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark payments as refunded, trigger sending of queued notifications (emails/SMS/WhatsApp), and access debug information among other things.
Published: 2026-01-09
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Payment Modification and Notification Abuse
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

The Amelia WordPress plugin suffered from missing capability checks on several AJAX endpoints, allowing attackers who are not logged in to perform privileged operations. An unauthenticated user can trigger actions such as marking payments as refunded, sending queued notifications via email, SMS or WhatsApp, and retrieving debug information. This flaw enables manipulation of financial records, potential revenue loss, and unauthorized access to sensitive debugging data, undermining both integrity and confidentiality of the booking system.

Affected Systems

All released versions of the Amelia Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar plugin up to and including version 1.2.38 are affected. The vulnerability is specific to this WordPress plugin and does not impact other products or non‑WordPress systems.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1 % indicates a low current probability of exploitation. The flaw is not yet listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by sending unauthenticated AJAX requests directly to the vulnerable endpoints. No special access or privileges are required beyond the ability to reach the WordPress site.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 16:34 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Amelia plugin to a version newer than 1.2.38 or to the latest release that contains the authorization fix.
  • If an immediate update is not possible, restrict access to the vulnerable AJAX URLs using a security plugin, .htaccess rules, or by disabling the affected endpoints via custom code.
  • Turn off debug mode and remove or restrict debug information exposure to prevent sensitive data leakage.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 16:34 UTC.

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History

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ameliabooking
Ameliabooking booking For Appointments And Events Calendar
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Ameliabooking
Ameliabooking booking For Appointments And Events Calendar
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.38. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark payments as refunded, trigger sending of queued notifications (emails/SMS/WhatsApp), and access debug information among other things.
Title Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia <= 1.2.38 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Multiple AJAX Actions
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Ameliabooking Booking For Appointments And Events Calendar
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:01:39.325Z

Reserved: 2025-12-15T14:10:14.139Z

Link: CVE-2025-14720

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-09T19:10:19.414Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-09T07:16:01.153

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-14720

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T16:45:15Z

Weaknesses