CVE-2026-24607
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 wptravelengine Travel Monster travel-monster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Travel Monster: from n/a through <= 1.3.3.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the Travel Monster WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.3.3) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control flaw likely enables unauthorized users to access privileged functionality or sensitive data that should require higher-level 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
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Confirm Travel Monster plugin installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Travel Monster. Note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header for the Version field.Affected if The installed version is 1.3.3 or lower.
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Identify plugin AJAX endpointsSearch the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/travel-monster) for files containing 'add_action( "wp_ajax_' or 'admin-ajax.php' references. List all AJAX action names registered by the plugin.Affected if The plugin exposes AJAX endpoints that handle sensitive operations.
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Inspect AJAX endpoints for capability checksOpen each file containing AJAX handlers. Search for functions like 'current_user_can', 'check_admin_referer', 'check_ajax_referer', or capability arrays (like 'manage_options') before executing privileged actions.Affected if AJAX endpoints perform sensitive operations without verifying user capabilities first.
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Check admin functions for authorizationExamine PHP files in the plugin's admin or includes folders. Look for functions that modify settings, update data, or access user information. Verify each calls a capability check before executing.Affected if Admin functions lack proper capability checks and can be triggered by any authenticated user.
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Test low-privilege user accessCreate or use a WordPress user account with Subscriber-level privileges. Attempt to access known plugin AJAX endpoints or admin URLs that should require Administrator or Editor roles.Affected if A low-privilege user can successfully execute functions that should require higher-level permissions.
A user is affected if Travel Monster plugin version 1.3.3 or lower is installed AND the plugin's AJAX endpoints or admin functions lack capability checks, allowing any authenticated user to access privileged operations.
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 to the latest patched version of Travel Monster when available. If no patch exists, conduct code review to identify and add proper capability checks and nonce verification to all sensitive AJAX endpoints and admin functions.
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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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