CVE-2023-32601
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Booking Ultra Pro Booking Ultra Pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Booking Ultra Pro: from n/a through 1.1.12.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBooking Ultra Pro WordPress plugin versions through 1.1.12 contain a missing authorization vulnerability where certain functions lack proper capability checks or role validation. This allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling lower-privileged users to perform actions reserved for administrators.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Booking Ultra Pro plugin installationAccess your WordPress site's wp-content/plugins directory and check for a folder named 'bookingultra-pro' or 'booking-ultra-pro'. Alternatively, go to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'Booking Ultra Pro' in the plugin list.Affected if The plugin is not found in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed plugin versionIn WordPress Admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Booking Ultra Pro and note the version number displayed. If not visible in the admin panel, inspect the main plugin file (e.g., bookingultra-pro.php) and look for a 'Version:' comment in the file header.Affected if The version is 1.1.12 or lower
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Identify exposed admin action hooksExamine the main plugin PHP file for do_action() calls that handle sensitive operations (user management, settings changes, booking modifications). Use grep or a code editor to search for 'do_action(' within the plugin directory.Affected if Sensitive action hooks exist without capability checks (missing current_user_can() calls before do_action)
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Verify authorization on identified hooksFor each sensitive action hook found, check the corresponding add_action() callback functions. Review if they include current_user_can('manage_options') or similar capability checks at the function entry point.Affected if Callback functions lack capability checks and are accessible to users with subscriber or contributor roles
Your environment is affected if Booking Ultra Pro is installed with version 1.1.12 or lower AND sensitive admin action hooks are accessible to low-privileged users without capability verification.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of Booking Ultra Pro which includes proper authorization checks. If no patch is available, audit all admin/action hooks to add current_user_can() capability checks and nonce verification for sensitive functions.
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