CVE-2024-10606 WP Travel Engine <= 6.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Plugin Settings Update

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks, potentially causing revenue loss and unauthorized page updates.

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-2024-10606?

CVE-2024-10606 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wptravelengine WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software, published on 23 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wpte_onboard_save_function_callback() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to modify several settings that could have an impact such as lost revenue and page updates.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10606?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wptravelengine Wp Travel Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10606 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-2024-10606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x927-42v3-5v36.

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