CVE-2025-39457
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Booking and Rental Manager WordPress plugin that allows attackers to bypass access controls. Attackers could potentially access or modify data they shouldn't have permission to view. This affects all WordPress sites using Booking and Rental Manager versions up to 2.2.8.
💻 Affected Systems
- Booking and Rental Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive booking data, modify reservations, manipulate pricing, or disrupt business operations by altering rental availability.
Likely Case
Unauthorized viewing or modification of booking data, potentially leading to data exposure or business logic manipulation.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some understanding of WordPress plugin structure but doesn't need advanced technical skills once the vulnerability is understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.2.9 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Booking and Rental Manager for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.2.9+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate booking-and-rental-manager-for-woocommerce
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxRestrict access to plugin directories
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional authentication checks at application level
- Monitor access logs for unauthorized access attempts to booking endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Booking and Rental Manager → Version. If version is 2.2.8 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get booking-and-rental-manager-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify version shows 2.2.9 or higher in WordPress plugins page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to /wp-content/plugins/booking-and-rental-manager-for-woocommerce/
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful booking data access
- Unauthorized user IDs accessing booking management endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to booking endpoints without proper authentication headers
- Unusual API calls to booking-related endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("booking-and-rental-manager" OR "booking_manager") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user="unauthenticated"