Arbitrary post deletion via unchecked AJAX authorization
Published Nov 20, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Incorrect authorization in WP Hotel Booking before 2.0.8 allows remote authenticated users with Contributor access to delete arbitrary posts. The AJAX-hooked tp_extra_package_remove() function fails to verify permission for the targeted post before removing a package. Contributor-level access or higher is required, and successful exploitation can destroy content belonging to other users.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in WP Hotel Booking before 2.0.8 allows remote authenticated users with Contributor access to delete arbitrary posts. The AJAX-hooked tp_extra_package_remove() function fails to verify permission for the targeted post before removing a package. Contributor-level access or higher is required, and successful exploitation can destroy content belonging to other users.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-5799
- Published
- Nov 20, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Overdrive Eletrônica
- Product
- WP Hotel Booking
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.8
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
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