CVE-2026-27405 — Magepeople Inc. WpBookingly Vulnerability

title: CVE-2026-27405 - WpBookingly Missing Authorization - Admin Action
id: scw-2026-05-20-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit the missing authorization vulnerability in WpBookingly (CVE-2026-27405) by targeting the admin-ajax.php endpoint with a specific action that should be protected by authorization checks. This rule looks for POST requests to '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' containing the 'action=wpbookingly_save_booking' parameter, indicating a potential attempt to manipulate booking data without proper authentication.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-20
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-27405/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'action=wpbookingly_save_booking'
      cs-method|exact:
          - 'POST'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse