CVE-2026-11868: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Travel
The WP Travel WordPress plugin before 11.7.1 does not perform capability or ownership checks on its booking cancellation action, which is also exposed to unauthenticated users, allowing them to cancel arbitrary bookings on the site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-11868 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the WP Travel WordPress plugin. Versions prior to 11.7.1 do not verify user capabilities or ownership when processing booking cancellations. This flaw exposes the booking cancellation functionality to unauthenticated users, enabling them to cancel any booking on the site without proper permission checks.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cancel arbitrary bookings on a vulnerable WP Travel site without authentication or authorization. This can disrupt business operations and cause denial of service to legitimate users by invalidating their bookings.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the booking cancellation functionality and monitor for suspicious activity related to booking cancellations.
CVE-2026-11868: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Travel
Description
The WP Travel WordPress plugin before 11.7.1 does not perform capability or ownership checks on its booking cancellation action, which is also exposed to unauthenticated users, allowing them to cancel arbitrary bookings on the site.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-11868 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the WP Travel WordPress plugin. Versions prior to 11.7.1 do not verify user capabilities or ownership when processing booking cancellations. This flaw exposes the booking cancellation functionality to unauthenticated users, enabling them to cancel any booking on the site without proper permission checks.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cancel arbitrary bookings on a vulnerable WP Travel site without authentication or authorization. This can disrupt business operations and cause denial of service to legitimate users by invalidating their bookings.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the booking cancellation functionality and monitor for suspicious activity related to booking cancellations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-10T12:15:31.947Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5dca622a4a8d598994e583
Added to database: 07/20/2026, 07:12:34 UTC
Last enriched: 07/20/2026, 07:28:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 07:33:08 UTC
Views: 13
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