CVE-2025-68042 WordPress Travelpayouts plugin <= 1.2.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the Travelpayouts WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-68042?

CVE-2025-68042 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Travelpayouts, published on 20 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Travelpayouts Travelpayouts travelpayouts allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Travelpayouts: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68042?

How do I fix CVE-2025-68042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68042 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-2025-68042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5wr-mqvx-5c3v.

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