{"id":86492,"date":"2026-02-18T03:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:14:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-5282-unauthorized-data-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-travel-engine-tour-booking-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5282-unauthorized-data-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-travel-engine-tour-booking-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5282: Unauthorized Data Deletion Vulnerability in WP Travel Engine \u2013 Tour Booking Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WP Travel Engine &#8211; Tour Booking Plugin for WordPress, a popular tool used by tour operators, is vulnerable to unauthorized data loss due to a significant flaw in its delete_package() function. This vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-5282, allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts, posing a potential threat to system integrity and data confidentiality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5282<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized deletion of arbitrary posts, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2665521134\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WP Travel Engine &#8211; Tour Booking Plugin &#8211; Tour Operator Software Plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 6.5.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on the delete_package() function in the WP Travel Engine &#8211; Tour Booking Plugin. This lack of a capability check means that any user, authenticated or not, can send a request to delete any arbitrary post. In the hands of a malicious actor, this can lead to unauthorized data loss, system compromise, or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-403204613\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-travel-engine\/delete_package HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\npackage_id=1234<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `package_id` corresponds to the ID of the post or &#8216;package&#8217; that the attacker wishes to delete. The server, due to the vulnerability, does not check if the user has the required permissions to delete the post, leading to unauthorized data loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected plugin are strongly advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch at the earliest. In case the patch cannot be applied immediately, users should consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. Prompt action is crucial to prevent potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The WP Travel Engine &#8211; Tour Booking Plugin for WordPress, a popular tool used by tour operators, is vulnerable to unauthorized data loss due to a significant flaw in its delete_package() function. This vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-5282, allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts, posing a potential threat to system integrity and data confidentiality. 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