CVE-2025-69185
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 e-plugins Hotel Listing hotel-listing allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hotel Listing: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.
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 the e-plugins Hotel Listing WordPress plugin (version <=1.4.2) allows unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access functionality intended for higher-privilege roles due to incorrectly configured access control. The plugin fails to perform proper capability checks before executing sensitive operations, enabling attackers to bypass authorization controls.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Hotel Listing plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'Hotel Listing' by e-plugins in the installed plugins list, or check the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/hotel-listing/)Affected if The plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Determine installed plugin versionIn Plugins admin page, click 'View Details' on Hotel Listing plugin to display the version number, or read the main plugin PHP file header for the Version fieldAffected if Version is 1.4.2 or lower
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Confirm the plugin handles sensitive operationsExamine the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/hotel-listing/) for PHP files that contain admin, privileged, or user management functions (search for functions that create/edit/delete listings, users, or settings)Affected if The plugin contains functionality for creating, editing, or deleting hotel listings or user data
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Test for missing capability checksReview plugin PHP files for improper or missing current_user_can() calls before sensitive operations; grep for 'add_action' or 'add_shortcode' endpoints that execute without capability verificationAffected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() capability checks or role verification
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Check for unauthenticated access vectorsIdentify publicly accessible plugin endpoints (front-end forms, AJAX handlers, shortcodes) and verify they require authentication or proper privilege escalation; test accessing admin URLs without loginAffected if Unauthenticated or low-privilege users can access functions intended for administrators
If Hotel Listing plugin version 1.4.2 or lower is installed AND the plugin contains sensitive operations without proper current_user_can() checks, the site is affected by this authorization bypass.
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 dataUpdate the Hotel Listing plugin to the latest patched version once released. If no patch is available, audit all admin/privileged functions in the plugin and add proper capability checks (current_user_can()) and nonce validation to enforce role-based access control.
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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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