Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-32375

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-13
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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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 raratheme Travel Diaries travel-diaries allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Travel Diaries: from n/a through <= 1.2.4.

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 Travel Diaries WordPress theme allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The theme fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or resources, potentially enabling unauthorized actions by authenticated users.

MitigationUpdate Travel Diaries theme to the latest version once available. Until then, review user roles and permissions, limit administrative access to trusted users only, and consider implementing additional access control measures at the web server or WAF level.

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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 checks

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  1. Verify Travel Diaries theme installation
    Navigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin panel, or check /wp-content/themes/ directory for the travel-diaries folder. Read the theme's style.css file to find the Version header.
    Affected if The Travel Diaries theme is installed and active on the WordPress site.
  2. Identify theme version
    Open the theme's style.css file located at /wp-content/themes/travel-diaries/style.css and locate the 'Version:' comment in the file header.
    Affected if Unable to determine version or version is unknown/old.
  3. Review user role assignments
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and document which users are assigned to each role. Check Users > Roles if custom roles exist. Note any users with Administrator, Editor, or Author roles who should not have that access.
    Affected if Untrusted or unknown users have elevated roles (Administrator, Editor) or there are users who should not have certain capabilities.
  4. Inspect theme functionality access controls
    Examine the theme's functions.php file for functions that handle admin actions, settings, or user data. Look for missing checks such as current_user_can() or admin_init hooks without proper capability verification.
    Affected if Theme contains functionality that lacks proper authorization checks (missing current_user_can() or similar permission validation before executing actions).
  5. Check for exposed admin endpoints
    Access common theme-related URLs such as /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=travel_diaries_*, /?travel_diaries_action=*, or any custom endpoints defined in the theme. Attempt requests with a low-privilege user account to see if unauthorized access is possible.
    Affected if Low-privilege users can access or modify settings, content, or administrative functions they should not be able to.

If the Travel Diaries theme is active and lacks proper authorization checks on its functionality, authenticated users may be able to perform actions beyond their assigned role permissions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Travel Diaries theme to the latest version once available. Until then, review user roles and permissions, limit administrative access to trusted users only, and consider implementing additional access control measures at the web server or WAF level.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of Travel Diaries theme by raratheme (version higher than 1.2.4)

  1. 1. Log into the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes
  3. 3. Check the current version of the Travel Diaries theme by raratheme
  4. 4. If the installed version is <= 1.2.4, navigate to the WordPress theme repository or the official raratheme website
  5. 5. Download and install the latest available version of the Travel Diaries theme
  6. 6. Verify the new version is installed and activate if necessary
  7. 7. Test the website functionality to ensure the update did not break any features
Caveat Minor/visual changes possible between versions - test in staging environment before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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