CVE-2026-15152: CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in WP Hotel Booking
The WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before version 2.3.2 has a vulnerability where it does not verify that payment notifications correspond to payments made to the site's merchant account or that the paid amount matches the booking total. This allows unauthenticated users to mark their bookings as fully paid without actual payment.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15152 is a vulnerability in the WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress, specifically versions before 2.3.2. The flaw involves insufficient verification of data authenticity (CWE-345) in payment notifications. The plugin fails to confirm that a payment notification is linked to the site's merchant account and does not verify that the payment amount matches the booking total. This weakness enables unauthenticated attackers to manipulate booking statuses to appear fully paid without any real payment being made to the site owner.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to have bookings marked as fully paid without actually sending any payment. This can lead to financial loss for the site owner as services or accommodations may be provided without compensation. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but affects the integrity of payment processing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch has been stated as available. Until a patch is released, site owners should consider additional manual verification of payment notifications or restrict booking status changes to verified payments.
CVE-2026-15152: CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in WP Hotel Booking
Description
The WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before version 2.3.2 has a vulnerability where it does not verify that payment notifications correspond to payments made to the site's merchant account or that the paid amount matches the booking total. This allows unauthenticated users to mark their bookings as fully paid without actual payment.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15152 is a vulnerability in the WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress, specifically versions before 2.3.2. The flaw involves insufficient verification of data authenticity (CWE-345) in payment notifications. The plugin fails to confirm that a payment notification is linked to the site's merchant account and does not verify that the payment amount matches the booking total. This weakness enables unauthenticated attackers to manipulate booking statuses to appear fully paid without any real payment being made to the site owner.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to have bookings marked as fully paid without actually sending any payment. This can lead to financial loss for the site owner as services or accommodations may be provided without compensation. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but affects the integrity of payment processing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch has been stated as available. Until a patch is released, site owners should consider additional manual verification of payment notifications or restrict booking status changes to verified payments.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T19:34:11.495Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7506f5bf8831d5395f545c
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 22:13:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 23:58:21 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 02:01:01 UTC
Views: 2
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