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VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS

by e4jvikwp · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 29 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

81/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 29 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer e4jvikwp since Apr 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS safe?
38 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.16). Not on the exploited list. 9 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.20. No one-star spike after it. 27 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
e4jvikwp10 Apr 2018 to 27 Oct 2026, 246 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
29
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
Q1 20241
Q2 20242
Q3 20241
Q4 20242
Q1 20256
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20253
Q1 20262
Q2 20266
Q3 20262
Q4 20265

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star55
4 star3
3 star1
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

17 vulnerabilities in 24 months (38 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.8.16).

Show 38 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Oct 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.15 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'attachments[name]' Parameter7.2<= 1.8.151.8.16Patched before disclosure
3 Oct 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.14 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.8.141.8.15Patched before disclosure
16 Sep 2026VikBooking 1.8.8 - 1.8.14 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG Upload7.21.8.8 to 1.8.141.8.15Patched before disclosure
23 Jul 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field 'vbfX' Parameter7.2<= 1.8.131.8.14Patched before disclosure
23 Jul 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'category_id' Parameter6.1<= 1.8.131.8.14Patched before disclosure
7 Jul 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Booking Form Email Field7.2<= 1.8.81.8.9Patched before disclosure
7 Jul 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'special_requests' Parameter7.2<= 1.8.81.8.9Patched before disclosure
1 Jul 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.8.121.8.13Patched before disclosure
30 Jun 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'layoutstyle' Parameter6.1<= 1.8.121.8.13Patched before disclosure
1 Jun 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.8.91.8.10Patched before disclosure
27 May 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.10 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion9.1<= 1.8.101.8.117
20 May 2026VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.8.81.8.9Patched before disclosure
7 Nov 2025VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure7.5<= 1.8.21.8.3Patched before disclosure
21 Oct 2025VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.8.2 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 1.8.21.8.3Patched before disclosure
3 Mar 2025VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.7.11.7.2Patched before disclosure
3 Feb 2025VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.7.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update4.3<= 1.7.21.7.3Patched before disclosure
25 Jan 2025VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.7.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload8.8<= 1.7.21.7.3Patched before disclosure
19 Apr 2024VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.6.7 - Missing Authorization5.4<= 1.6.71.6.8Patched before disclosure
19 Apr 2024VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.6.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Menu Access4.3<= 1.6.71.6.8Patched before disclosure
16 Apr 2024VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.6.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.6.71.6.8Patched before disclosure
15 Feb 2023VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.5.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in admin_widgets_welcome function4.3<= 1.5.121.6.0Patched before disclosure
15 Feb 2023VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.6.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in multiple functions in admin/controller.php4.3<= 1.6.11.6.279
15 Feb 2023VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.5.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in saveconfig function5.4<= 1.5.121.6.0Patched before disclosure
15 Feb 2023VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.5.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in savetmplfile function5.4<= 1.5.121.6.0Patched before disclosure
15 Feb 2023VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS <= 1.5.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in exec_multitask_widgets function4.3<= 1.5.121.6.0Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS
4 May 2026517
11 May 2026685
18 May 20261,472
25 May 2026794
1 Jun 20263,836
8 Jun 2026762
15 Jun 20263,039
22 Jun 2026630
29 Jun 20263,752
6 Jul 20261,265
13 Jul 20263,323
20 Jul 2026868
27 Jul 2026560
3 Aug 20261,272
10 Aug 2026514
17 Aug 2026406
24 Aug 2026398
31 Aug 2026422
7 Sep 2026353
14 Sep 20264,081
21 Sep 20261,284
28 Sep 20263,160
5 Oct 20261,991
12 Oct 20261,122
19 Oct 20263,479
26 Oct 20266,067
2 Nov 2026151

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 58% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.8.20
Authore4jvikwp
Added10 Apr 2018
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4.0
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsHotel, reservations, Hotel Booking, Booking Engine, channel manager

Other plugins by this author: VikRentCar Car Rental Management System, VikWidgetsLoader - Collection of Widgets, VikRestaurants Table Reservations and Take-Away, VikRentItems Flexible Rental Management System, VikAppointments Services Booking Calendar, Vik Mail SMTP - Wizard and Logs

Questions

Is VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 29 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer e4jvikwp since Apr 2018.

Was VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS safe?

38 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.16). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.8.20. No one-star spike after it.

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