CVE-2025-6814
📋 TL;DR
The Booking X WordPress plugin versions 1.0 to 1.1.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the export_now() function that lacks proper capability checks. This allows unauthenticated attackers to download all plugin data including user accounts, metadata, and PayPal credentials via crafted POST requests. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Booking X 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
Complete data exfiltration including sensitive user information, PayPal credentials leading to financial fraud, and potential credential reuse attacks across other systems.
Likely Case
Mass data theft of user information and booking data, potentially leading to privacy violations, identity theft, and regulatory compliance issues.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation, WAF rules, and access controls prevent exploitation attempts from reaching vulnerable endpoints.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires only a single crafted HTTP POST request to the vulnerable endpoint. No authentication or special privileges needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/booking-x/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Booking X plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.1.3+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock POST requests to the vulnerable export_now() endpoint
WAF rule: Block POST requests containing 'export_now' in URL or parameters
Disable Plugin
linuxTemporarily disable Booking X plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate booking-x
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit access to WordPress admin interfaces
- Deploy web application firewall with rules blocking exploitation patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Booking X version. If version is between 1.0 and 1.1.2 inclusive, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get booking-x --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Booking X plugin version is 1.1.3 or higher. Test by attempting to access export functionality without admin privileges.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=export_now
- Large data exports from non-admin IP addresses
- Unusual file download patterns from booking-x endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests containing 'export_now' parameter
- Unusual outbound data transfers following admin-ajax.php requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND post_data CONTAINS "export_now")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking-x/tags/1.1.2/admin/class-bookingx-admin.php#L784
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/booking-x/tags/1.1.2/includes/class-bookingx.php#L322
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/booking-x/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a30d572-e086-4b83-8cb7-4cef9a3253bd?source=cve
