CVE-2025-68976
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Eagle Booking WordPress plugin that allows attackers to change plugin settings without proper authentication. It affects all WordPress sites running Eagle Booking plugin versions up to and including 1.3.4.3. Attackers can exploit this to modify booking configurations and potentially gain unauthorized access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Eagle Booking 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 modify booking settings to redirect payments, steal customer data, or inject malicious code into booking pages, leading to financial loss and data breach.
Likely Case
Attackers will modify booking settings to disrupt operations, change pricing, or redirect bookings to malicious sites for phishing or fraud.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized changes would be detected and reverted before causing significant damage.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to change settings via API endpoints without authorization checks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3.4.4 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Eagle Booking plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.3.4.4+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the Eagle Booking plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.
wp plugin deactivate eagle-booking
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock unauthorized access to Eagle Booking API endpoints.
Add WAF rule to block requests to /wp-json/eagle-booking/* from unauthenticated users
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the WordPress instance from untrusted networks.
- Enable detailed logging of all plugin API requests and monitor for unauthorized changes.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Eagle Booking > Version. If version is 1.3.4.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.
Check Version:
wp plugin get eagle-booking --field=version
Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify version shows 1.3.4.4 or higher in WordPress plugins list.
📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to /wp-json/eagle-booking/* endpoints
- Changes to eagle_booking_settings in database without admin user session
Network Indicators:
- Unusual spikes in requests to Eagle Booking REST API endpoints from external IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-json/eagle-booking/*" AND http_method="POST") AND user_id="0"