CVE-2024-32798
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-32798 is a missing authorization vulnerability in WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin that allows attackers to manipulate booking prices without proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites running WP Travel Engine versions up to 5.8.0. Attackers can exploit this to modify trip prices, potentially leading to financial loss or unauthorized discounts.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Travel Engine WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Wp Travel Engine by Wptravelengine
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could set trip prices to zero or minimal amounts, causing significant revenue loss through fraudulent bookings, or manipulate prices to disrupt business operations.
Likely Case
Price manipulation leading to unauthorized discounts or free bookings, resulting in financial loss and potential customer data exposure during booking processes.
If Mitigated
With proper authorization controls, only authenticated administrators could modify prices, preventing unauthorized changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated price manipulation, making it relatively easy to exploit with basic web requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.8.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-travel-engine/wordpress-wp-travel-engine-plugin-5-8-0-price-manipulation-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find WP Travel Engine and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 5.8.1 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable WP Travel Engine plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wp-travel-engine
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock unauthorized price modification requests
Add WAF rule to block POST requests to wp-travel-engine endpoints without proper authorization headers
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit who can modify booking prices
- Monitor booking transactions for suspicious price changes and implement manual verification
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WP Travel Engine plugin version in WordPress admin panel under Plugins > Installed PluginsCheck Version:
wp plugin get wp-travel-engine --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 5.8.1 or higher and test price modification functionality requires proper authentication📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to wp-travel-engine endpoints
- Sudden price changes in booking logs
- Multiple booking attempts with unusually low prices
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/wp-travel-engine/ with price modification parameters from unauthenticated sources
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/wp-travel-engine/" AND http_method="POST" AND NOT user_agent="WordPress")