CVE-2026-12500 WP Travel Engine < 6.8.2 - Unauthenticated Trip Difficulty Level Option Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify site-wide travel engine options due to missing capability checks on an AJAX action.
- 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-2026-12500?
CVE-2026-12500 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Travel Engine, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin before 6.8.2 does not perform a capability check on an AJAX action that updates a WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin before 6.8.2 option, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite a site-wide WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin before 6.8.2 option (the public nonce that gates the action is served to anonymous visitors).
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12500?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12500 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-2026-12500 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12500 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfwf-348v-33wp.