CVE-2026-25414
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in iqonicdesign WPBookit Pro wpbookit-pro allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPBookit Pro: from n/a through <= 1.6.18.
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 confidenceThe WPBookit Pro WordPress plugin versions up to 1.6.18 contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges, likely due to missing or inadequate capability checks on certain administrative functions or AJAX actions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate WPBookit Pro plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'WPBookit Pro' or 'wpbookit'. Note the version number displayed under the plugin name.Affected if Plugin is installed and version is 1.6.18 or lower (any version up to and including 1.6.18)
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck the status column in Plugins > Installed Plugins. The plugin must be active for the privilege escalation to be exploitable.Affected if WPBookit Pro shows as 'Active'
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Identify non-administrator user rolesGo to Users > All Users and review the role column. Note any users with roles below Administrator (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor) who could potentially escalate privileges if the vulnerable code is reachable.Affected if Any authenticated user with a role below Administrator exists on the site
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Verify AJAX action exposureCheck the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/) for AJAX handlers in files like wpbookit-pro.php or includes/ajax.php. Look for add_action('wp_ajax_...) calls that lack current_user_can() or capability checks before performing privileged operations.Affected if AJAX actions exist without proper capability verification
You are affected if WPBookit Pro plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.6.18 or lower, and your site has non-administrator user accounts that could potentially exploit missing capability checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate WPBookit Pro to the latest version when available; if no patch exists, disable the plugin or restrict access at the server level until a fix is released.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-25414 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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