CVE-2026-16737 WP Travel Engine < 6.8.5 - Unauthenticated Booking Details Disclosure and Modification via wte_add_trip_to_cart

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can view and modify any customer's booking details and billing information due to missing authorization checks in the cart 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-2026-16737?

CVE-2026-16737 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Travel Engine, published on 12 Aug 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 6.8.5 does not perform authorization or ownership checks when loading a caller-supplied booking identifier in one of its unauthenticated cart actions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disclose any customer's booking order details and their stored billing information, and to overwrite that customer's booking record with their own data.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16737?

How do I fix CVE-2026-16737?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16737 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-2026-16737 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16737 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4rf8-mj4r-9mgw.

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