WP Travel Engine < 5.3.1 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin before 5.3.1 does not escape the Description field in the Trip Destination/Activities/Trip Type and Pricing Category pages, allowing users with a role as low as editor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Travel Engine – Travel and Tour Booking Plugin (Unknown): 5.3.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Travel Engine – Travel and Tour Booking Plugin | 5.3.1 to before 5.3.1 | 5.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Travel Engine – Travel and Tour Booking Plugin VendorUnknown Affected 5.3.1 to before 5.3.1 Fixed in 5.3.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wptravelengine:wp_travel_engine:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | wptravelengine |
- cpe:2.3:a:wptravelengine:wp_travel_engine:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·wptravelengine
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Travel Engine – Travel and Tour Booking Plugin (Unknown) Fixed in 5.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24680
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v2q-4w56-hr98
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More wptravelengine Wp Travel Engine vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20226 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 5.7.9 - Unauth. Blind SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22140 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 6.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-04745 WP Travel Engine <= 6.5.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-21672 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 5.8.0 - Price Manipulation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-22141 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 6.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-20228 WordPress WP Travel Engine plugin <= 5.7.9 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2021-24680 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24680 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3v2q-4w56-hr98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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