CVE-2023-47224

WP Travel <= 7.7.0 - Missing Authorization via Multiple AJAX Actions

2023-11-03 00:00
Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 7.8.1
Affected Plugin
WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine
Affected Version
<= 7.7.0
CVSS
7.5High
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2023-47224
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At a glance

CVE-2023-47224 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Travel WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 7.7.0. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 7.8.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2023, reported by Kévin Mosbahi (Mika).

Vulnerability Overview

The WP Travel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple nopriv_ AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 7.5.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions, such as updating plugin settings.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in WP Travel <= 7.7.0 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For WP Travel the fix is 7.8.1: builds <= 7.7.0 are affected, anything from 7.8.1 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 7.8.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: WP Travel 7.8.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47224https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d23d2cdf-206e-4714-9753-198519ba737bhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47224

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