CVE-2026-28159 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-28159: WordPress Service Finder Booking plugin <= 6.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Aonetheme

Product Service Finder Booking

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published August 13, 2026

Last update August 13, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Subscriber Broken Access Control in Service Finder Booking <= 6.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Service Finder Booking versions up to 6.2 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to trigger a denial-of-service condition. An attacker with low-level account access can exhaust server resources without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability affects availability but not data confidentiality or integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Authenticated user can crash or overload the site, making it unavailable to legitimate visitors.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site downtime or severe performance degradation if an authenticated user exploits this flaw.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege account on the site; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 13, 2026 CVE published

August 13, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28159 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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