CVE-2026-14854: WooCommerce Bookings unauthenticated denial of service via unbounded memory allocation

CVE-2026-14854 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-11

WooCommerce Bookings is a WordPress plugin that enables customers to book appointments and services. An unauthenticated attacker can exhaust the server's memory and crash the website with a single request by manipulating a user-controlled value in an AJAX action, causing denial of service to legitimate users.

Vendors: WooCommerce.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-14854 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14854 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-14854?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 11 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
WooCommerce Bookings before 3.11.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14854?
Yes: fixed in 3.11.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-14854 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-14854?
Check whether you run WooCommerce Bookings at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 3.11.0

Technical details

The plugin fails to validate or limit a user-supplied parameter before using it to allocate memory in an unauthenticated AJAX handler, enabling unbounded memory allocation. An attacker can trigger this remotely without authentication through a crafted request. The vulnerability allows a single request to exhaust available memory and crash the web application.

Affected products

  • WooCommerce Bookings before 3.11.0

Timeline

  • 2026-10-09: disclosed
  • 2026-10-11: advisory

References

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