CVE-2026-61985
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 magepeopleteam Car Rental Manager car-rental-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Car Rental Manager: from n/a through <= 1.3.7.
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 (broken access control) vulnerability in the magepeopleteam Car Rental Manager plugin allows authenticated users to access functionality beyond their permitted security level due to incorrectly configured access control checks.
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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 plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate 'Car Rental Manager' by magepeopleteam, and note the installed version numberAffected if The plugin is installed and the version number is lower than 1.3.8 or the version cannot be determined
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Verify WordPress user roles presentGo to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin panel and review the roles assigned to registered users (e.g., Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber)Affected if More than one user role type exists in the system and the plugin handles sensitive operations
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Check for unauthorized role accessUsing a lower-privileged account (such as Author or Subscriber), attempt to access Car Rental Manager plugin features that should be restricted to Administrators only (e.g., rental listings management, pricing settings, customer data)Affected if A non-Administrator user can view, modify, or delete rental data or access administrative functions they should not have permission to access
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Review plugin capability settingsInspect the plugin settings at Plugins > Plugin Editor > Select 'Car Rental Manager' or check the plugin configuration page for any role-based access control settings that may be misconfiguredAffected if The plugin permits authenticated users with roles below Administrator to perform privileged operations
The environment is affected if the Car Rental Manager plugin version is below 1.3.8 and lower-privileged WordPress users can access administrative-level rental management functionality.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement proper role-based authorization checks on all sensitive operations and update to version 1.3.8 or later which contains the fix for this access control misconfiguration.
Plugin version 1.3.8 or latest available version
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'magepeopleteam Car Rental Manager' plugin
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
- 5. Verify the plugin updated successfully to version 1.3.8 or higher
- 6. Test the car rental booking functionality to ensure the update did not break existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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- 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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