CVE-2023-5651 WP Hotel Booking < 2.0.8 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Deletion

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary posts due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the WP Hotel Booking plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-5651?

CVE-2023-5651 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Hotel Booking, published on 20 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before 2.0.8 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks, as well as does not ensure that the package to be deleted is a package, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to delete arbitrary posts

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5651?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thimpress Wp Hotel Booking.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-5651 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5651 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f9vh-fjmh-q969.

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