What is CVE-2026-14853?

CVE-2026-14853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce Bookings, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-14853?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Woocommerce Bookings

CVE-2026-14853

The WooCommerce Bookings WordPress plugin before 3.9.0 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions, and its nonce check can be bypassed by omitting the token, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to create draft bookable products.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Woocommerce Bookings

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14853?: CVE-2026-14853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce Bookings, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-14853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.