CVE-2026-14550 WPCafe < 3.0.18 - Unauthenticated Reservation Approval Bypass via Missing Authorization
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass reservation moderation by submitting reservations with arbitrary approval status via the REST API.
- 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-2026-14550?
CVE-2026-14550 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WPCafe, published on 26 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPCafe WordPress plugin before 3.0.18 does not perform an authorization check when creating a reservation through its REST API, verifying only a publicly available nonce, allowing unauthenticated users to submit reservations with an arbitrary approval status and bypass the administrator moderation workflow.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14550?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-14550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3mhq-7jvc-97g7.