CVE-2023-2299

Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita <= 4.4.2 - Missing Authorization on REST-API

5.3 Medium

The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized medication of data via the /wp-json/vcita-wordpress/v1/actions/auth REST-API endpoint in versions up to, and including, 4.4.2 due to a missing capability check on the processAction function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers modify the plugin's settings.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.64%Up 0.6 points since Jun 3, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita <= 4.4.2 - Missing Authorization on REST-API

Record: CVE-2023-2299
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-33805 5.3

Record: EUVD-2023-33805
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f89h-mvp9-j54m 5.3

The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is...

The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized medication of data via the /wp-json/vcita-wordpress/v1/actions/auth REST-API endpoint in versions up to, and including, 4.2.10 due to a missing capability check on the processAction function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers modify the plugin's settings.

Record: GHSA-f89h-mvp9-j54m
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2023-2299
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-2299 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Vcita Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar For Wordpress By Vcita, published June 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.