Wp Travel EngineWordPress extension · Wptravelengine
CVE-2024-32798
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 WP Travel Engine.This issue affects WP Travel Engine: from n/a through 5.8.0.
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 confidenceA Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Travel Engine plugin versions up to 5.8.0 allows unauthorized users to access certain functionality they should not have permission to access, likely due to missing capability checks or nonce validation on sensitive operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Wp Travel EngineWordPress extension
< 5.8.1CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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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Confirm WP Travel Engine plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'WP Travel Engine' or check the plugins directory for the wptravelengine folderAffected if Plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, view plugin details for WP Travel Engine to see the version number, or inspect the plugin main file headerAffected if Version is 5.8.0 or lower (any version less than 5.8.1)
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Identify sensitive plugin functionalityReview plugin settings, admin pages, and any AJAX actions or endpoints it registers; look for capability checks in the plugin code related to travel booking, settings, or user managementAffected if Sensitive operations lack capability checks or nonce validation and can be accessed by users without proper admin privileges
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Test for unauthorized access to admin functionsUsing a non-administrator user account (e.g., editor or subscriber), attempt to access plugin admin pages, modify settings, or trigger AJAX actions that should require administrator privilegesAffected if Non-admin users can access or modify plugin settings or perform actions they should not be authorized to perform
You are affected if WP Travel Engine plugin is installed with version 5.8.0 or lower and sensitive operations can be accessed by users lacking proper authorization capabilities.
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.
dbcve · scoped5.8.1
Update WP Travel Engine to a version beyond 5.8.0 that includes proper authorization checks; if immediate update is not possible, restrict administrator access to the plugin settings and monitor for unauthorized admin actions.
WP Travel Engine 5.8.1
- Create a complete backup of the WordPress site including database and files
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- Locate WP Travel Engine in the installed plugins list
- Click 'Update now' or 'Update' to update the plugin to version 5.8.1 or latest available version
- Verify the update completed successfully by checking the plugin version
- Test core functionality of WP Travel Engine (trip bookings, checkout process, admin settings) to confirm the plugin works correctly after the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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