CVE-2025-68976

8.8 HIGH

📋 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

Products:
  • Eagle Booking WordPress Plugin
Versions: All versions up to and including 1.3.4.3
Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects all WordPress installations with vulnerable plugin versions installed and activated.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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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.

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Likely Case

Attackers will modify booking settings to disrupt operations, change pricing, or redirect bookings to malicious sites for phishing or fraud.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized changes would be detected and reverted before causing significant damage.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

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

Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/eagle-booking/vulnerability/wordpress-eagle-booking-plugin-1-3-4-3-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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

all

Disable the Eagle Booking plugin until patched to prevent exploitation.

wp plugin deactivate eagle-booking

Web Application Firewall Rule

all

Block 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"

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