Auth bypass in Wpcafe

CVE-2026-14550

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-14550: held from 0.003 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.001

Affected products

  • Wpcafe

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14550?
CVE-2026-14550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpcafe, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-14550?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.