CVE-2026-16541 (GCVE-0-2026-16541)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-15 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-17 20:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Simply Schedule Appointments < 1.6.12.17 - Team Member+ User Email Disclosure via Users and Customers REST Endpoints
Summary
The Simply Schedule Appointments WordPress plugin before 1.6.12.17 does not restrict the user records returned by some of its REST endpoints to those the requester is entitled to see, allowing users with a low-privileged staff role to disclose the names and email addresses of arbitrary registered users.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-17 20:38 UTC
CWE
- CWE-200 Information Exposure
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8172f778-5dc5-49… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simply Schedule Appointments |
Affected:
0 , < 1.6.12.17
(semver)
|
guessed |
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Nomenclature
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