CVE-2025-54713: Taxi Booking Manager Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2025-54713 Overview

CVE-2025-54713 is an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability (CWE-288) affecting the Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce plugin by magepeopleteam. This broken authentication vulnerability allows attackers to abuse authentication mechanisms, potentially gaining unauthorized access to protected functionality within WordPress installations running the vulnerable plugin.

Critical Impact

This authentication bypass vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to circumvent security controls and gain unauthorized access to the plugin's functionality, potentially compromising e-commerce operations and sensitive booking data.

Affected Products

• Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce versions through 1.3.0
• WordPress installations running the vulnerable plugin
• WooCommerce-integrated taxi booking systems

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-08-20 - CVE-2025-54713 published to NVD
• 2025-08-20 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-54713

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability falls under CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel), which occurs when a product requires authentication but has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. In the context of the Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce plugin, an attacker can exploit this flaw to bypass normal authentication controls and perform actions that should require authenticated access.

The vulnerability affects network-accessible WordPress installations and requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit. An attacker can remotely target vulnerable sites to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application and its data.

Root Cause

The root cause lies in the plugin's failure to properly enforce authentication across all access paths. The plugin contains alternate routes or channels that do not validate user authentication status before granting access to protected functionality. This architectural weakness allows attackers to identify and utilize these unauthenticated paths to abuse the authentication system.

Attack Vector

The attack is executed remotely over the network against WordPress sites running the vulnerable Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce plugin. The attacker identifies an alternate access path that bypasses standard authentication checks, then leverages this path to perform authentication abuse.

The vulnerability mechanism involves exploiting improperly protected endpoints or functionality within the plugin. Attackers can probe the plugin's various entry points to discover paths that fail to enforce authentication requirements. Once identified, these alternate channels provide unauthorized access without requiring credentials or prior authentication.

For detailed technical analysis, refer to the Patchstack vulnerability database entry.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-54713

Indicators of Compromise

• Unexpected or unauthorized access to taxi booking management functions
• Unusual API requests to plugin endpoints from unauthenticated sources
• Log entries showing access to protected plugin functionality without valid session tokens
• Anomalous booking data modifications or unauthorized administrative actions

Detection Strategies

• Monitor WordPress access logs for requests to Taxi Booking Manager plugin endpoints without proper authentication headers
• Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect authentication bypass attempts targeting the plugin
• Review audit logs for unauthorized access patterns to booking management features
• Deploy endpoint detection to identify exploitation attempts against WordPress plugins

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable detailed logging for the Taxi Booking Manager plugin and associated WooCommerce functionality
• Configure alerts for unusual access patterns to plugin administrative endpoints
• Monitor for new user accounts or privilege changes that may indicate successful exploitation
• Implement real-time monitoring of WordPress activity logs for suspicious authentication events

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-54713

Immediate Actions Required

• Update Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce to a version newer than 1.3.0 when a patched version becomes available
• Review access logs for signs of potential exploitation
• Consider temporarily disabling the plugin if it is not essential to operations until a patch is applied
• Implement additional authentication controls at the web server or WAF level

Patch Information

Organizations should monitor the magepeopleteam vendor and the WordPress plugin repository for an updated version of Taxi Booking Manager for WooCommerce that addresses this authentication bypass vulnerability. The Patchstack security advisory provides additional details on the vulnerability status.

Workarounds

• Implement IP-based access restrictions to limit exposure of the vulnerable plugin functionality
• Deploy a Web Application Firewall with rules to block unauthenticated access attempts to sensitive plugin endpoints
• Restrict access to the WordPress admin and plugin areas using server-level authentication mechanisms
• Consider using security plugins that provide additional authentication layers for WordPress

# Example: Restrict access to plugin directory via .htaccess
# Add to WordPress root .htaccess or plugin directory

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-content/plugins/ecab-taxi-booking-manager/
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^$
    RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>