CVE-2026-15237: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in MotoPress Hotel Booking
The MotoPress Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on a REST endpoint that creates payment records, allowing unauthenticated users to create completed payment records against arbitrary bookings and falsely mark them as paid.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15237 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the MotoPress Hotel Booking WordPress plugin prior to version 6.2.3. The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not perform any authorization or ownership verification on a REST API endpoint responsible for creating payment records. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can create completed payment records against arbitrary bookings, falsely marking them as paid.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to create fraudulent payment records for bookings without authentication or authorization. This can lead to financial discrepancies, unauthorized booking confirmations, and potential business disruption for hotel operators using the affected plugin versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch link is provided, users should monitor the vendor's announcements and update to version 6.2.3 or later once a fix is released. Until then, restricting access to the REST API endpoint or disabling the plugin may reduce risk.
CVE-2026-15237: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in MotoPress Hotel Booking
Description
The MotoPress Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before 6.2.3 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on a REST endpoint that creates payment records, allowing unauthenticated users to create completed payment records against arbitrary bookings and falsely mark them as paid.
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15237 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the MotoPress Hotel Booking WordPress plugin prior to version 6.2.3. The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not perform any authorization or ownership verification on a REST API endpoint responsible for creating payment records. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can create completed payment records against arbitrary bookings, falsely marking them as paid.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to create fraudulent payment records for bookings without authentication or authorization. This can lead to financial discrepancies, unauthorized booking confirmations, and potential business disruption for hotel operators using the affected plugin versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch link is provided, users should monitor the vendor's announcements and update to version 6.2.3 or later once a fix is released. Until then, restricting access to the REST API endpoint or disabling the plugin may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T11:42:10.335Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7972acbf8831d5392fafb4
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 06:41:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/10/2026, 07:31:42 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 5
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