ThimPress WP Hotel Booking Plugin up to 2.2.2 on WordPress rating access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ThimPress WP Hotel Booking Plugin up to 2.2.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument rating causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8942. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ThimPress WP Hotel Booking Plugin up to 2.2.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument rating with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Hotel Booking WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 lacks proper server-side validation for review ratings, allowing an attacker to manipulate the rating value (e.g., sending negative or out-of-range values) by intercepting and modifying requests.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-8942 since 08/13/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-29843). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Hotel Booking Plugin 2.2.3

Timelineinfo

08/13/2025 CVE reserved
09/18/2025 +36 days Advisory disclosed
09/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8942 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324799
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2025 11:31
Updated: 09/18/2025 21:51
Changes: 09/18/2025 11:31 (57), 09/18/2025 21:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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