CVE-2026-24963
Received Received - Intake
Incorrect Privilege Assignment in AmeliaBooking Allows Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-03-05

Last updated on: 2026-03-09

Assigner: Patchstack

Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in ameliabooking Amelia ameliabooking allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Amelia: from n/a through <= 1.2.38.
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Published
2026-03-05
Last Modified
2026-03-09
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-24963
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9602
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 3 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
amelia ameliabooking to 1.2.38 (inc)
amelia ameliabooking 2.0
ameliabooking ameliabooking to 1.2.38 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-266 A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-24963 is a medium priority privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress Amelia Plugin versions up to 1.2.38.

This vulnerability allows a malicious actor who has a low privileged account, specifically at the Amelia Employee Developer level, to escalate their privileges.

By exploiting this flaw, the attacker can potentially gain full control over the website if they obtain high-level privileges.

The issue is classified under OWASP Top 10 A7: Identification and Authentication Failures.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker with limited access to escalate their privileges and gain full control over your WordPress website running the Amelia Plugin.

This means the attacker could perform unauthorized actions, modify or delete data, and potentially compromise the entire site.

The CVSS score of 7.2 indicates a moderate level of danger and a reasonable likelihood of exploitation.

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Detection Guidance

The provided resources do not include specific commands or methods to detect this vulnerability on your network or system.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation involves updating the Amelia Plugin to version 2.0 or later, which contains the patch for this vulnerability.

Additionally, applying Patchstack’s mitigation rules can help block exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability until the update is applied.

Patchstack users can also enable auto-updates specifically for vulnerable plugins to ensure ongoing protection.

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