CVE-2025-5282 WP Travel Engine <= 6.5.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary posts due to a missing capability check in the WP Travel Engine plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5282?
CVE-2025-5282 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wptravelengine WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software, published on 13 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 loss of data due to a missing capability check on the delete_package() function in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wptravelengine Wp Travel Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5282 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-2025-5282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wptravelengine WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software
- CVE-2024-30502 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 5.7.9 - Unauth. Blind SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-30870 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 6.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30504 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 5.7.9 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-30871 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 6.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2024-32798 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 5.8.0 - Price Manipulation vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq5m-6mwv-f3j3.