Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-67581

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-09
Mitigation only
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in themetechmount TrueBooker truebooker-appointment-booking allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects TrueBooker: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The TrueBooker WordPress appointment booking plugin (versions up to 1.1.0) contains a missing authorization vulnerability where the plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality. This broken access control allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured security levels to perform actions they should not be permitted to access.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce validation) on all sensitive functions and admin pages within the plugin. Update to the latest version when available and audit all user role permissions.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify TrueBooker plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory at wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'truebooker' or 'true-booker', or look in the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins for TrueBooker
    Affected if TrueBooker plugin appears in the WordPress plugins list
  2. Determine the installed version
    Open the main plugin file (typically truebooker.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/truebooker/) and look for the 'Version:' header in the plugin comment block, or check the version displayed in the WordPress admin plugins list
    Affected if Version is 1.1.0 or any version up to and including 1.1.0
  3. Identify sensitive admin functions without authorization checks
    Examine the main plugin PHP file and any includes for functions that handle appointment data, user data, or settings. Search for missing current_user_can() capability checks or nonce validation before sensitive operations.
    Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() or nonce verification before executing
  4. Check for publicly accessible sensitive endpoints
    Review plugin AJAX handlers (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) and front-end endpoints for functions that modify appointments, bookings, or user data without verifying user permissions
    Affected if Plugin exposes endpoints that process sensitive data without verifying the user has appropriate permissions

If TrueBooker plugin version 1.1.0 or lower is installed AND the plugin contains admin functions or endpoints that process sensitive booking data without capability checks, the environment is likely affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce validation) on all sensitive functions and admin pages within the plugin. Update to the latest version when available and audit all user role permissions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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