Privilege Escalation via Incorrect Privilege Assignment in WPBookit Pro

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue in the iqonicdesign WPBookit Pro plugin (version up to 1.6.18). It allows privilege escalation, meaning that a user could gain higher access rights than intended.

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Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker or unauthorized user could escalate their privileges within the affected system, potentially gaining access to restricted functions or data that should be protected.

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Compliance Impact

CVE-2026-25414 is a high-priority privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers with low-level access to escalate their privileges and potentially gain full control over the affected WordPress website.

Such unauthorized privilege escalation can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, which may result in violations of data protection regulations and standards such as GDPR and HIPAA.

Organizations using the vulnerable WPBookit Pro plugin without mitigation or patching risk non-compliance due to potential data breaches or unauthorized data access stemming from this vulnerability.

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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability affects the WordPress WPBookit Pro plugin versions up to and including 1.6.18. Detection involves identifying if this vulnerable plugin version is installed on your WordPress site.

You can check the installed plugin version by accessing your WordPress installation directory and running commands such as:

• Navigate to the plugins directory: cd wp-content/plugins/wpbookit-pro
• Check the plugin version in the main plugin file (e.g., wpbookit-pro.php) using: grep 'Version' wpbookit-pro.php

Additionally, monitoring for unusual privilege escalation attempts or suspicious activity from low-privilege users could indicate exploitation attempts.

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Mitigation Strategies

Since no official patch is currently available for this vulnerability, immediate mitigation involves applying the mitigation rule provided by Patchstack to block exploitation attempts.

Other recommended steps include:

• Apply Patchstack’s mitigation measures to block attacks exploiting this vulnerability.
• Limit user privileges by ensuring that users only have the minimum necessary access.
• Monitor your WordPress site for suspicious activity, especially from low-privilege accounts.
• Update the WPBookit Pro plugin to a patched version as soon as it becomes available.

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