CVE-2026-123131 PUBLISHED

GemBooking < 1.7.1 - Staff+ Arbitrary Post Deletion and Site Settings Update via REST Context Check Bypass

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 05.11.2026 Published: 09.11.2026 Updated: 09.11.2026

The GemBooking WordPress plugin before 1.7.1 does not properly verify that a REST request is addressed to its own routes before temporarily granting staff users administrative capabilities, allowing users with the GemBooking WordPress plugin before 1.7.1's Staff role to delete arbitrary posts and update the site's settings.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product GemBooking
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.7.1 (excl.)

Credits

  • c0redumpsec finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization CWE