CVE-2025-68005 in Easy Hotel Booking Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 02/20/2026
Missing Authorization vulnerability in themewant Easy Hotel Booking easy-hotel allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easy Hotel Booking: from n/a through <= 1.8.7.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 02/22/2026
The CVE-2025-68005 vulnerability represents a critical missing authorization flaw within the themewant Easy Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress systems. This security weakness stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels that fail to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive administrative functions. The vulnerability exists across all versions of the plugin from the initial release through version 1.8.7, indicating a long-standing issue that has persisted without adequate remediation. The flaw essentially allows unauthorized users to bypass normal authentication mechanisms and access administrative interfaces that should only be available to legitimate administrators or privileged users.
This type of vulnerability falls under the CWE-285 category of Incorrect Authorization, which specifically addresses situations where a system fails to properly enforce access controls for protected resources. The ATT&CK framework classifies this under privilege escalation techniques where adversaries exploit weak access control mechanisms to gain elevated permissions. The vulnerability operates by failing to implement proper role-based access control checks, allowing any authenticated user regardless of their privilege level to execute administrative operations that should be restricted to administrators only.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is significant as it provides attackers with unauthorized access to critical hotel booking management functions. An attacker who gains access to any user account within the WordPress system can potentially manipulate booking data, modify room availability, adjust pricing configurations, and access sensitive customer information. This represents a serious data integrity and confidentiality risk for hotel operators who rely on the plugin for their business operations. The vulnerability essentially undermines the entire security model of the WordPress installation by allowing privilege escalation without proper authorization checks.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2025-68005 should begin with immediate patching of the affected plugin to the latest available version where the authorization flaw has been addressed. System administrators should implement comprehensive access control monitoring to detect unauthorized access attempts to administrative interfaces. Network segmentation and additional authentication layers such as two-factor authentication should be deployed to reduce the impact of potential exploitation. Regular security audits of WordPress plugins and themes are essential to identify similar misconfigurations. The vulnerability also highlights the importance of proper security testing during plugin development and the need for continuous monitoring of third-party components for known security issues. Organizations should also implement web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious access patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts.