CVE-2025-5282: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wptravelengine WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software
The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the delete_package() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Travel Engine plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing capability check in its delete_package() function. This authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) enables unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts, potentially causing significant data integrity issues. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 6.5.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can delete arbitrary posts without authentication, resulting in unauthorized loss of data. This compromises the integrity of the affected WordPress site’s content managed by the WP Travel Engine plugin. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch links have been provided by the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply any official patches once available. Until then, restricting access to the WordPress installation and disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin may reduce risk.
CVE-2025-5282: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wptravelengine WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software
Description
The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the delete_package() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Travel Engine plugin for WordPress suffers from a missing capability check in its delete_package() function. This authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) enables unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts, potentially causing significant data integrity issues. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 6.5.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can delete arbitrary posts without authentication, resulting in unauthorized loss of data. This compromises the integrity of the affected WordPress site’s content managed by the WP Travel Engine plugin. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch links have been provided by the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply any official patches once available. Until then, restricting access to the WordPress installation and disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-27T16:31:42.141Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 684ba0b6358c65714e6b6d1d
Added to database: 6/13/2025, 3:53:26 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:28:34 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 7:04:29 PM
Views: 116
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