Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | The risk assessment reveals a moderate but actionable threat despite the seemingly low CVSS score. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) indicates a highly accessible attack surface: network-accessible, low attack complexity, and critically, no privileges required (PR:N) with no user interaction necessary. However, the confidentiality impact is none (C:N) and availability impact is none (A:N), limiting the scope to integrity violations (I:L). The CVSS 5.3 reflects this medium-integrity-only impact. From an SSVC perspective, this vulnerability presents automatable exploitation potential given the network access vector and lack of authentication requirements, which would elevate priority for organizations using Travel Booking. The absence of complexity factors and privilege requirements makes this a practical exploitation target, particularly concerning for travel agencies and booking platforms storing sensitive customer reservation data. Organizations should prioritize patching this vulnerability above other lower-CVSS issues that require authentication or user interaction. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker could directly access the Travel Booking plugin's API endpoints or administrative functions without providing valid credentials due to missing authorization checks. For example, by crafting HTTP requests to endpoints such as those handling booking creation, modification, or cancellation, the attacker could directly manipulate travel reservations, alter booking details, or gain visibility into customer information without authentication. Since the attack vector is network-based with low complexity and requires no user interaction, the attacker could automate this process to extract booking data or sabotage reservations at scale, making this particularly damaging for production travel booking platforms. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 13, 2026
Improper access control in wptravelengine Travel Booking versions up to 1.3.9 permits unauthenticated attackers to modify data through incorrectly configured authorization checks. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to tamper with travel booking information without requiring valid credentials or user interaction. No patch is currently available for this medium-severity vulnerability.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
A missing authorization vulnerability in wptravelengine Travel Booking plugin (versions up to 1.3.9) allows unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions through incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 with network-based attack vector requiring no privileges or user interaction, enabling attackers to modify data or perform administrative operations without proper authentication checks. While the CVSS rating is moderate, the lack of authentication requirement (PR:N) combined with integrity impact (I:L) represents a meaningful exposure for affected WordPress installations, though widespread active exploitation status is not definitively confirmed in current intelligence.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to upgrade wptravelengine Travel Booking to a version later than 1.3.9 immediately upon availability of the patched release. Users should monitor the official wptravelengine website and the WordPress.org plugin repository for the security update announcement and apply it without delay. As an interim measure pending patch availability, implement network-level access controls restricting administrative endpoints to trusted IP ranges, disable public access to the Travel Booking admin API endpoints via Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules, and review access logs for suspicious authorization bypass attempts. Additionally, consider implementing WordPress security hardening measures such as disabling direct admin access from untrusted networks and enforcing strong authentication via two-factor authentication plugins on administrator accounts with booking management capabilities.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability stems from CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), a common authorization flaw where the application fails to verify that a user is authorized to perform specific operations. In the context of wptravelengine Travel Booking, this manifests as incorrectly configured access control security levels that do not properly validate user permissions before allowing sensitive actions. The affected product is identified as wptravelengine Travel Booking (CPE identifier would be cpe:2.3:a:wptravelengine:travel-booking). The root cause involves missing or insufficient authorization checks in API endpoints or admin functions, allowing attackers to bypass role-based access controls and execute actions reserved for authenticated administrators or specific user roles. This is particularly problematic in WordPress plugin ecosystems where access control misconfiguration can expose booking data, financial information, and system administrative capabilities.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in wptravelengine Travel Booking travel-booking allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Travel Booking: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-32486 presents moderate security risk, a missing authorization vulnerability rated CVSS 5.3. Attackers could gain access beyond their authorized level. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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