CVE-2025-47585: Booking Manager Auth Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2025-47585 Overview

CVE-2025-47585 is a missing authorization vulnerability [CWE-862] in the magepeopleteam Booking and Rental Manager plugin for WooCommerce. The flaw affects all versions of booking-and-rental-manager-for-woocommerce up to and including 2.3.8. The plugin exposes functionality that is not properly constrained by access control lists (ACLs), allowing unauthenticated attackers to reach actions intended for privileged users.

Critical Impact
Unauthenticated network attackers can access plugin functionality that should be restricted, leading to limited integrity and availability impact on affected WordPress sites.

Affected Products

magepeopleteam Booking and Rental Manager for WooCommerce
Versions from n/a through <= 2.3.8
WordPress installations with the plugin active

Discovery Timeline

2025-06-02 - CVE-2025-47585 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-47585

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a broken access control issue in the Booking and Rental Manager plugin. The plugin registers one or more endpoints or actions that fail to verify the caller's role or capability before executing sensitive operations. An attacker can reach these actions over the network without authentication and without user interaction. The impact is scoped to limited integrity and availability effects rather than confidentiality, meaning attackers can alter or disrupt plugin data but do not directly read sensitive information.

The EPSS score at the time of writing is approximately 0.236%, indicating low observed exploitation activity. However, missing authorization flaws in WordPress plugins are routinely weaponized once technical details become public.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of capability checks such as current_user_can() or nonce validation via check_admin_referer() on plugin handlers. Under WordPress conventions, functions registered through admin-ajax.php, REST routes, or admin_post_* hooks must validate both the user's capability and a request nonce. The affected plugin omits or incorrectly implements these checks, mapping the issue to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).

Attack Vector

An unauthenticated attacker crafts an HTTP request to the vulnerable endpoint exposed by the plugin. Because the endpoint does not enforce authorization, the plugin executes the requested action with plugin-level privileges. The attacker can invoke booking-related functionality that should be restricted to administrators or shop managers, resulting in tampering with plugin state or resources.

No verified proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Refer to the Patchstack WordPress Vulnerability Report for additional technical context.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-47585

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php referencing Booking and Rental Manager actions from unauthenticated sessions
Modifications to booking, rental, or product configuration data without corresponding administrator login events
HTTP 200 responses to plugin endpoints from IP addresses that never authenticated to wp-login.php

Detection Strategies

Review WordPress access logs for requests to plugin action handlers lacking an authenticated session cookie
Correlate plugin-related database writes with active administrator sessions to identify anomalies
Enable WordPress audit logging plugins to record privileged actions and flag those originating from anonymous callers

Monitoring Recommendations

Alert on spikes of requests to admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific action parameters
Monitor changes to WooCommerce booking data outside expected business hours
Track HTTP requests missing the wp-admin referrer header targeting plugin endpoints

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-47585

Immediate Actions Required

Upgrade the Booking and Rental Manager plugin to a version later than 2.3.8 once released by the vendor
Audit user accounts and booking data for unauthorized modifications made after the plugin was installed
Restrict administrative endpoints behind a web application firewall (WAF) rule that blocks unauthenticated calls to plugin AJAX actions

Patch Information

As of the last NVD update on 2026-06-17, the fixed version details are tracked in the Patchstack WordPress Vulnerability Report. Site operators should monitor the plugin's WordPress.org page and apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available.

Workarounds

Deactivate and remove the Booking and Rental Manager plugin until a patched release is installed
Deploy WAF rules to block unauthenticated requests targeting plugin-specific action parameters in admin-ajax.php
Limit access to /wp-admin/ and REST API routes by source IP where operationally feasible

bash

# Example WAF rule fragment to block anonymous access to plugin AJAX actions
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@rx /wp-admin/admin-ajax\.php" \
    "chain,deny,status:403,id:1004758501,msg:'Block unauth Booking and Rental Manager action'"
    SecRule ARGS:action "@rx ^(mep_|brm_)" \
        "chain"
        SecRule &REQUEST_COOKIES:wordpress_logged_in "@eq 0"