CVE-2025-69095
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the designthemes Reservation Plugin (dt-reservation-plugin) for WordPress that allows unauthorized users to change plugin settings. The vulnerability affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 1.7 or earlier. Attackers can exploit this to modify reservation system configurations without proper authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- designthemes Reservation Plugin (dt-reservation-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
An attacker could completely reconfigure the reservation system, disable security features, inject malicious code into reservation pages, or disrupt business operations by altering booking parameters.
Likely Case
Attackers will modify reservation settings to redirect users, inject ads or malicious content, or disrupt normal booking functionality to cause operational issues.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, only authorized administrators can modify plugin settings, preventing unauthorized configuration changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to settings modification functionality, making exploitation straightforward for attackers with basic web knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.7
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Reservation Plugin' and check for updates. 4. If update available, click 'Update Now'. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin, then find an alternative reservation solution.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
allRestrict access to WordPress admin and plugin settings pages using web server rules or firewall.
# Example Apache .htaccess rule to restrict wp-admin
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
# Example Nginx location block
location /wp-admin/ {
allow 192.168.1.0/24;
deny all;
}
Plugin Deactivation
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available.
# WordPress CLI command
wp plugin deactivate dt-reservation-plugin
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the WordPress admin interface.
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block unauthorized settings modification attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Reservation Plugin' version. If version is 1.7 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=dt-reservation-plugin --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the plugin version shows higher than 1.7 in WordPress admin panel. Test settings modification functionality requires proper authentication.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin settings endpoints
- Failed authentication attempts followed by successful settings modification
- Changes to reservation plugin configuration without admin user activity
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to /wp-admin/admin.php?page=dt-reservation-plugin-settings or similar endpoints
- POST requests to plugin settings from unauthorized IP addresses
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin.php" AND query_string="*dt-reservation-plugin*" AND http_method="POST") AND NOT user="admin_user"