CVE-2026-2931 Amelia Booking <= 9.1.2 - Authenticated (Customer+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary User Password Change
Authenticated customers can change arbitrary user passwords, potentially taking over administrator accounts in the Amelia Booking plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2931?
CVE-2026-2931 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ameliabooking Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia, published on 26 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Amelia Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References in versions up to, and including, 9.1.2. This is due to the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, letting a user bypass authorization and access system resources. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with customer-level permissions or above to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts. The vulnerability is in the pro plugin, which has the same slug.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2931?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2931 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-2026-2931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfxx-jfwh-m66r.