CVE-2022-4036 Appointment Hour Booking <= 1.3.72 - CAPTCHA Bypass

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass CAPTCHA protection in the Appointment Hour Booking WordPress plugin due to weak hashing and exposed secrets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-4036?

CVE-2022-4036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in codepeople Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar, published on 29 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Appointment Hour Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CAPTCHA bypass in versions up to, and including, 1.3.72. This is due to the use of insufficiently strong hashing algorithm on the CAPTCHA secret that is also displayed to the user via a cookie.

Weakness: CWE-326, CWE-804

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4036?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dwbooster Appointment Hour Booking.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-4036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5cwm-9hm2-r3cf.

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