CVE-2025-68005: Easy Hotel Booking Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2025-68005 Overview

CVE-2025-68005 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) affecting the Easy Hotel Booking WordPress plugin developed by themewant. This broken access control vulnerability allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized modifications to protected resources within WordPress installations using this plugin.

Critical Impact

Authenticated attackers with low privileges can bypass authorization controls and make unauthorized modifications to the Easy Hotel Booking plugin configuration and data, potentially compromising the integrity of hotel booking systems.

Affected Products

• Easy Hotel Booking WordPress Plugin versions up to and including 1.8.7
• WordPress installations with Easy Hotel Booking plugin enabled

Discovery Timeline

• 2026-02-20 - CVE CVE-2025-68005 published to NVD
• 2026-02-24 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-68005

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability stems from a Missing Authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the Easy Hotel Booking WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly implement authorization checks on sensitive functionality, allowing authenticated users with minimal privileges to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles such as administrators.

The vulnerability requires network access and low-privilege authentication to exploit. Once authenticated, an attacker can bypass the intended access control mechanisms and modify protected data or settings within the plugin. While this vulnerability does not directly impact system availability or allow data exfiltration, it presents a significant integrity risk as unauthorized changes can be made to the booking system.

Root Cause

The root cause of this vulnerability is the absence of proper authorization verification in the Easy Hotel Booking plugin. The affected code paths do not adequately validate whether the currently authenticated user has sufficient permissions to perform the requested action. This represents a classic broken access control pattern where authentication is verified but authorization is not enforced.

Attack Vector

The attack vector for CVE-2025-68005 is network-based and requires the attacker to have a valid, low-privileged WordPress account on the target site. The exploitation process involves:

1. An attacker authenticates to the WordPress installation with any valid user account (subscriber level or above)
2. The attacker accesses plugin functionality that should require administrative privileges
3. Due to missing authorization checks, the plugin processes the request without verifying proper permissions
4. The attacker can then modify booking data, plugin settings, or other protected resources

The vulnerability does not require any user interaction and has low attack complexity, making it straightforward to exploit once valid credentials are obtained. For detailed technical information, refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-68005

Indicators of Compromise

• Unexpected modifications to Easy Hotel Booking plugin settings or configuration
• Booking data changes that don't correlate with legitimate administrative activity
• WordPress user activity logs showing low-privileged users accessing plugin administrative endpoints
• Unusual HTTP requests to Easy Hotel Booking AJAX handlers from non-administrative users

Detection Strategies

• Review WordPress access logs for requests to Easy Hotel Booking plugin endpoints from authenticated non-admin users
• Implement WordPress security plugins that monitor capability checks and authorization bypasses
• Enable detailed logging for the Easy Hotel Booking plugin to track all configuration changes
• Monitor WordPress database tables associated with the plugin for unauthorized modifications

Monitoring Recommendations

• Configure WordPress security plugins to alert on broken access control attempts
• Implement file integrity monitoring for Easy Hotel Booking plugin files
• Set up user activity logging to track all actions performed by low-privileged users
• Review plugin-specific logs regularly for signs of unauthorized access

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-68005

Immediate Actions Required

• Update the Easy Hotel Booking plugin to a patched version when available from themewant
• Audit all existing plugin configurations for unauthorized modifications
• Review WordPress user accounts and remove unnecessary low-privileged accounts
• Implement additional access controls at the WordPress or web server level

Patch Information

Organizations using the Easy Hotel Booking WordPress plugin should monitor the plugin's official page and the Patchstack vulnerability database for patch availability. Update to a version newer than 1.8.7 once a security patch is released by themewant.

Workarounds

• Restrict user registration on affected WordPress sites to minimize potential authenticated attackers
• Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to block unauthorized requests to Easy Hotel Booking endpoints
• Temporarily disable the Easy Hotel Booking plugin if not critical to business operations until a patch is available
• Use WordPress capability management plugins to add additional authorization layers

# Disable Easy Hotel Booking plugin via WP-CLI until patched
wp plugin deactivate easy-hotel --path=/var/www/html/wordpress

# Review plugin files for modifications
wp plugin verify-checksums easy-hotel --path=/var/www/html/wordpress