WP Travel Engine < 6.8.2 - Unauthenticated Trip Difficulty Level Option Update
Priority HIGH 72CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00358 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WP Travel Engine (Unknown): 6.8.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Travel Engine | before 6.8.2 | 6.8.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Travel Engine VendorUnknown Affected before 6.8.2 Fixed in 6.8.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Travel Engine (Unknown) Fixed in 6.8.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12500
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfwf-348v-33wp
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-12500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfwf-348v-33wp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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