Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-63001

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-31
Mitigation only
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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 nicdark Hotel Booking nd-booking allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hotel Booking: from n/a through <= 3.8.

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 nicdark Hotel Booking nd-booking plugin allows unauthorized access due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. Attackers can exploit improperly enforced authorization checks to access resources or functionality beyond their intended permissions.

MitigationImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks at all sensitive endpoints and verify that authorization logic correctly enforces security levels according to user roles.

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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 nd-booking plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) or view the installed plugins list in wp-admin for a plugin named 'nicdark Hotel Booking' or 'nd-booking'
    Affected if The plugin is present in the installation
  2. Identify the installed nd-booking version
    Read the version number from the plugin's main PHP file header, readme.txt file in the plugin directory, or the WordPress plugin repository metadata
    Affected if The installed version is any version of this plugin since the vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks in the access control logic
  3. Verify authorization configuration for booking management
    Navigate to the plugin settings in wp-admin and inspect role-based access control or security level configurations. Check if sensitive endpoints (reservation management, booking modifications, customer data) are protected by proper capability checks
    Affected if The plugin exposes administrative or sensitive booking functions without verifying user capabilities or allows access beyond the intended user role permissions
  4. Test for unauthorized endpoint access
    Use a low-privilege user account (subscriber or guest) to attempt access to nd-booking administrative functions, reservation lists, or booking modification endpoints by inspecting HTTP requests and responses
    Affected if A user with limited or no privileges can access resources or perform actions that should require higher authorization levels
  5. Review user role capability assignments
    Inspect the plugin's role capability settings in the WordPress database (wp_options table with nd_booking related keys) or plugin settings panel to verify which roles can access booking management features
    Affected if The plugin assigns elevated capabilities to low-level roles or fails to enforce role-appropriate access restrictions

The environment is affected if the nicdark Hotel Booking nd-booking plugin is installed and allows access to sensitive booking functions without proper capability verification, regardless of the specific version number.

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 role-based access control (RBAC) checks at all sensitive endpoints and verify that authorization logic correctly enforces security levels according to user roles.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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