CVE-2023-1977: The Booking Manager WordPress plugin before 2.0.29 does not validate URLs input in it's admin panel or in shortcodes for showing events from a remote .ics file, allowing an attacker with privileges as

high Affects booking-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-08-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Booking Manager WordPress plugin before 2.0.29 does not validate URLs input in it's admin panel or in shortcodes for showing events from a remote .ics file, allowing an attacker with privileges as

Package: booking-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.0.29
Fixed in: 2.0.29
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.2th percentile)
Published: 2023-08-16
Source: nvd

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