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TravelerWordPress extension · Shinecommerce

CVE-2025-1773

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.1.9 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
The Traveler theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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 · high confidence

The Traveler WordPress theme fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied input in multiple parameters before reflecting them back in HTML output. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code via crafted URLs. When victims click these links, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of the user.

MitigationUpdate the Traveler theme to version 3.1.9 or later. Until then, implement WAF rules to block requests containing suspicious characters in the affected parameters and warn users not to click untrusted links.

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
TravelerWordPress extension
Affected:< 3.1.9

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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Traveler theme is installed
    Navigate to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress admin dashboard and check if the Traveler theme (Shinecommerce Traveler) is listed among installed themes.
    Affected if Traveler theme is present in the themes directory regardless of activation status.
  2. Check if Traveler theme is the active theme
    In the WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes, verify which theme is currently marked as active or 'Activated'. The WordPress REST API at /wp-json/wp/v2/themes can also list active theme information.
    Affected if Traveler theme is the currently active theme on the WordPress site.
  3. Determine the installed version of the Traveler theme
    Locate the version number in the Traveler theme's style.css file (typically at /wp-content/themes/traveler/style.css) or in the theme's functions.php file. The version is usually declared in the theme comment header at the top of style.css.
    Affected if The version number cannot be found or is lower than 3.1.9.
  4. Compare version against affected range
    If a version number was found in the previous step, compare it to the affected range: versions strictly less than 3.1.9 are vulnerable. Version 3.1.9 and later contain the fix.
    Affected if Installed version is less than 3.1.9 (for example: 3.1.8, 3.1.7, 3.0.0, 1.0.0, etc.).

The site is affected if the Shinecommerce Traveler theme is installed, active, and its version is lower than 3.1.9, as this allows unauthenticated reflected XSS attacks via crafted URLs.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.1.9 or later
Fixed in 3.1.9
Interim mitigation

Update the Traveler theme to version 3.1.9 or later. Until then, implement WAF rules to block requests containing suspicious characters in the affected parameters and warn users not to click untrusted links.

Recommended fix High confidence

Traveler theme version 3.1.9

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site (database and files) before making any changes
  2. 2. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Navigate to Appearance > Themes
  4. 4. Locate the Traveler theme
  5. 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 3.1.9
  6. 6. Alternatively, download the Traveler theme version 3.1.9 from the official source (travelerwp.com)
  7. 7. If using manual upload, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme
  8. 8. Upload the version 3.1.9 theme zip file and activate it
Caveat Standard theme update - review any custom templates or child theme overrides for compatibility

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Traveler Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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