Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-31381

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-04
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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74/100
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 shiptrack Booking Calendar and Notification booking-calendar-and-notification allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Booking Calendar and Notification: from n/a through <= 4.0.3.

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 vulnerability in the shiptrack Booking Calendar and Notification WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.0.3) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to booking management functions that should require proper authentication and authorization.

MitigationUpdate the Booking Calendar and Notification plugin to the latest version once available, and conduct a review of access control configurations to ensure all sensitive operations enforce proper authorization checks.

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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
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

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

  1. Check if shiptrack Booking Calendar and Notification plugin is installed
    Locate the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/ or access it via WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'shiptrack Booking Calendar and Notification' in the plugin list.
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, click on the plugin name to view its details, or inspect the main plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/shiptrack-booking-calendar-notification/ for the 'Version:' field.
    Affected if The version listed is 4.0.3 or lower
  3. Confirm the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, check if the plugin shows as 'Active' - the vulnerability only affects actively running instances.
    Affected if The plugin status shows as Active alongside version 4.0.3 or lower
  4. Review access control configuration for booking endpoints
    If available, access the plugin settings panel to inspect any access control, permission, or role configuration options related to booking management functions.
    Affected if No role-based access restrictions are configured, or any user role can access booking management without explicit authorization checks

The environment is affected if the shiptrack Booking Calendar and Notification plugin is installed, active, and running version 4.0.3 or lower.

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

Update the Booking Calendar and Notification plugin to the latest version once available, and conduct a review of access control configurations to ensure all sensitive operations enforce proper authorization checks.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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