WordPress Hotel Listing Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Hotel Listing plugin, specifically in versions through 1.4.2. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to functions or data that require higher privileges, allowing them to perform actions they should not be authorized to do.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Hotel Listing plugin are advised to update to a version later than 1.4.2. For those seeking immediate protection, Patchstack offers a mitigation rule that can be applied until an official fix is available.