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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24940 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress Travelfic Toolkit plugin through version 1.3.3. A logged-in user could perform an action they should not be authorized to perform, causing limited integrity impact. Public sources rate it medium severity. No source provided indicates active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation. Prioritize internet-facing sites, travel booking sites, and sites with user registration. The known impact is limited integrity risk, not data theft or full compromise based on current sources.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Themefic Travelfic Toolkit, package travelfic-toolkit, affecting versions through 1.3.3. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The weakness requires low-privileged authenticated access and impacts integrity only, according to the CVE data.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with Travelfic Toolkit installed at version 1.3.3 or earlier. Anonymous attackers are not indicated by the CVSS vector; exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not describe exploit details, proof-of-concept code, or active exploitation. The CVE is not marked as CISA KEV in the provided bundle. Risk is higher on sites that allow public user registration or many low-privileged accounts.
Researcher notes
Public data is sparse. The available record identifies missing authorization but does not name the vulnerable function, endpoint, fixed version, or exploit conditions beyond authenticated low-privilege access. Avoid assuming unauthenticated reachability or exploitation until vendor details are available.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using Travelfic Toolkit.
- Check installed plugin version against 1.3.3 or earlier.
- Review Themefic, Patchstack, or WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed release.
- Restrict or disable unnecessary low-privileged accounts until remediated.
- Back up the site before applying plugin changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Travelfic Toolkit is installed.
- Record the installed plugin version.
- Review user roles with access to the affected site.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated changes.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.