CVE-2026-18042: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Travel
The WP Travel WordPress plugin before 12.0.2 does not verify that the requester is authorized to act on the booking targeted by one of its front-end payment-message handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cancel the payment on any customer's booking.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The WP Travel WordPress plugin versions prior to 12.0.2 contain a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in its front-end payment-message handlers. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to cancel payments associated with any booking because the plugin fails to verify that the requester is authorized to act on the targeted booking. No CVSS score or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cancel payments on bookings belonging to other customers without authentication, potentially disrupting booking processes and causing denial of service to legitimate users. There is no indication of further impact such as data disclosure or privilege escalation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the affected plugin's front-end payment-message handlers if possible or monitor for suspicious cancellation activity.
CVE-2026-18042: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Travel
Description
The WP Travel WordPress plugin before 12.0.2 does not verify that the requester is authorized to act on the booking targeted by one of its front-end payment-message handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cancel the payment on any customer's booking.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The WP Travel WordPress plugin versions prior to 12.0.2 contain a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in its front-end payment-message handlers. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to cancel payments associated with any booking because the plugin fails to verify that the requester is authorized to act on the targeted booking. No CVSS score or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cancel payments on bookings belonging to other customers without authentication, potentially disrupting booking processes and causing denial of service to legitimate users. There is no indication of further impact such as data disclosure or privilege escalation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the affected plugin's front-end payment-message handlers if possible or monitor for suspicious cancellation activity.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-28T09:35:52.827Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa0f7c1acd9273b49d8571c
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 06:08:01 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 06:37:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 22:52:09 UTC
Views: 15
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