CVE-2026-5465CWE-639

Amelia <= 2.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Employee+) Privilege Escalation via 'externalId' Parameter

High · published April 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This is due to the `UpdateProviderCommandHandler` failing to validate changes to the `externalId` field when a Provider (Employee) user updates their own profile. The `externalId` maps directly to a WordPress user ID and is passed to `wp_set_password()` and `wp_update_user()` without authorization checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Provider-level (Employee) access and above, to take over any WordPress account — including Administrator — by injecting an arbitrary `externalId` value when updating their own provider profile.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00564 · 46.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2026-04-07T06:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 APR 06:43Z
    Amelia <= 2.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Employee+) Privilege Escalation via 'externalId' Parameter
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