Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-22737

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in magepeopleteam WpTravelly tour-booking-manager allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WpTravelly: from n/a through <= 1.8.5.

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 confidence

Missing authorization in the WpTravelly WordPress plugin allows users to access functionality that should be restricted by Access Control Lists (ACLs). This means unauthenticated or lower-privileged users can potentially reach admin-level functions due to improper capability checks.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and role-based access controls on all sensitive functions within the plugin, ensuring only authorized user roles can execute privileged operations.

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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
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 checks

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

  1. Confirm WpTravelly plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Search for 'WpTravelly' in the plugin list.
    Affected if The WpTravelly plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    In the Plugins list, click on the WpTravelly plugin to expand details, or access the plugin file header via FTP/file manager at wp-content/plugins/wptravelly/wptravelly.php to read the Version header.
    Affected if The installed version matches the vulnerable version range for this CVE
  3. Check for exposed admin endpoints
    Use a browser or HTTP tool to access WpTravelly plugin URLs (such as admin action parameters like ?action=wptravelly_*, ?page=wptravelly*, or AJAX endpoints under wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=wptravelly*) without proper authentication.
    Affected if Requests to these endpoints return success or admin-level data without requiring login or proper capability verification
  4. Verify capability check implementation
    Access the plugin PHP files via FTP or file manager. Search for sensitive functions (settings updates, booking modifications, user data access) and verify they include current_user_can() or similar WordPress capability checks before execution.
    Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() or role-based capability checks

If WpTravelly is active and the installed version falls within the affected range, the environment may allow unauthorized access to privileged plugin functions due to missing authorization checks.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper capability checks and role-based access controls on all sensitive functions within the plugin, ensuring only authorized user roles can execute privileged operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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