VDB-401594 · CVE-2026-18042 · GCVE-0-2026-18042

WP Travel Plugin up to 12.0.1 on WordPress Payment Message authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Travel Plugin up to 12.0.1 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Payment Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-18042. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Travel Plugin up to 12.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Payment Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WP Travel WordPress plugin before 12.0.2 does not verify that the requester is authorized to act on the booking targeted by one of its front-end payment-message handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cancel the payment on any customer's booking.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-18042 since 07/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 12.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

WP Travel Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: WP Travel Plugin 12.0.2

Timelineinfo

07/28/2026 CVE reserved
09/09/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-18042 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-18042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401594

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 08:23
Changes: 09/09/2026 08:23 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103