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 unprivileged users to exploit improperly configured access control, potentially leading to unauthorized actions that require higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions reserved for higher privileged users, due to the lack of proper authorization checks.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Hotel Listing plugin are advised to upgrade 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.