Easy!Appointments Improper Access Control vulnerabilityGHSA-8c6q-26w6-qwhg
MEDIUMFix: alextselegidis/easyappointments@b37b460GHSA-8c6q-26w6-qwhg is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.3) CWE-639 vulnerability in alextselegidis/easyappointments. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for alextselegidis/easyappointments — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-8c6q-26w6-qwhg.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
alextselegidis/easyappointmentsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Easy!Appointments 1.4.3 and prior has an Improper Access Control vulnerability. This issue is patched at commit b37b46019553089db4f22eb2fe998bca84b2cb64 and anticipated to be part of version 1.5.0.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | alextselegidis/easyappointments | all versions | 1.5.0composer require alextselegidis/easyappointments:^1.5.0 |
Affected Products
easyappointmentseasyappointmentsResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for alextselegidis/easyappointments, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update alextselegidis/easyappointments to 1.5.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8c6q-26w6-qwhg is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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