CVE-2026-12500
Received Received - Intake

Unauthenticated Option Update in WP Travel Engine Plugin

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-07-30

Assigner: WPScan

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).

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Published
2026-07-30
Last Modified
2026-07-30
Generated
2026-07-30
AI Q&A
2026-07-30
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-12500
EUVD
EUVD-2026-51006

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Vendor Product Version / Range
wp_travel_engine wp_travel_engine to 6.8.2 (exc)

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects the WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin versions before 6.8.2. It allows unauthenticated users to modify site-wide options due to a missing capability check on an AJAX action. Attackers can exploit a public nonce to send crafted requests, corrupting trip difficulty labels across the site.

Detection Guidance

Check the installed version of the WP Travel Engine plugin. If it is below 6.8.2, the system is vulnerable. Look for unauthorized modifications to the trip difficulty level option or corruption in difficulty taxonomy mapping.

Impact Analysis

Unauthenticated attackers can overwrite or remove trip difficulty labels, corrupting trip cards displayed on your site. This could mislead users about trip difficulty and damage the site's credibility. The attack requires no user account or authentication.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the WP Travel Engine plugin to version 6.8.2 or later immediately. Remove any unauthorized modifications to the difficulty_level_by_terms option and restore the original difficulty taxonomy mapping.

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