CVE-2025-63001
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 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 confidenceMissing 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.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm nd-booking plugin is installedCheck 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
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Identify the installed nd-booking versionRead the version number from the plugin's main PHP file header, readme.txt file in the plugin directory, or the WordPress plugin repository metadataAffected if The installed version is any version of this plugin since the vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks in the access control logic
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Verify authorization configuration for booking managementNavigate 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 checksAffected if The plugin exposes administrative or sensitive booking functions without verifying user capabilities or allows access beyond the intended user role permissions
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Test for unauthorized endpoint accessUse 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 responsesAffected if A user with limited or no privileges can access resources or perform actions that should require higher authorization levels
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Review user role capability assignmentsInspect 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 featuresAffected 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.
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.
From vendor dataImplement 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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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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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