High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2026· Updated May 27, 2026

CVE-2026-42737

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in e4jvikwp VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS vikbooking allows Path Traversal.This issue affects VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS: from n/a through <= 1.8.9.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

WordPress/Vikbookinginferred2 versions
<= 1.8.9+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 1.8.9
- (no CPE)range: <=1.8.9
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/vikbooking

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/vikbooking/vulnerability/wordpress-vikbooking-hotel-booking-engine-pms-plugin-1-8-9-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerabilitynvd

News mentions

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026)
Wordfence Blog · Jun 4, 2026

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