CVE-2024-13616 VikBooking < 1.7.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admins can inject malicious scripts into VikBooking settings, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite setups.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13616?
CVE-2024-13616 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13616?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vikwp Vikbooking Hotel Booking Engine \& Pms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13616?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-13616 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13616 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
- CVE-2024-11641 Cross-site request forgery in VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
- CVE-2024-2441 VikBooking < 1.6.8 - Insecure Direct Object References
- CVE-2023-25707 WordPress VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS Plugin <= 1.5.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2024-2749 VikBooking < 1.6.8 - Broken Access Control
- CVE-2023-24396 WordPress VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS Plugin <= 1.5.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wxh-2hv2-977q.