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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-2437

Medium
The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wte_trip_tax' shortcode in all versions up to, a
CWE-79 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 4, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 7, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.4
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wte_trip_tax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

WP Travel Engine plugin versions up to 6.7.5 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'wte_trip_tax' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject malicious scripts that execute for all users viewing affected pages. While currently unpatched, the vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting immediate risk but posing significant threat to WordPress sites managing travel bookings.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 16, 2026 04:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi travel and tourism operators using WordPress with WP Travel Engine plugin face significant risk, particularly those in the hospitality and tour booking sectors. Government tourism entities under MCIT oversight and private travel agencies managing customer data are vulnerable. The vulnerability could compromise customer information, enable defacement of booking pages, and facilitate credential theft from users accessing infected pages. Financial impact includes potential loss of customer trust and regulatory scrutiny from SAMA if payment processing is integrated.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Tourism & Hospitality Travel Agencies Government Tourism Entities (MCIT) E-commerce Online Booking Platforms Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) using WordPress
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all WordPress installations using WP Travel Engine plugin and identify version numbers
2. Restrict contributor-level access to only trusted users; review user roles and permissions
3. Disable the 'wte_trip_tax' shortcode if not actively used
4. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect XSS payloads in shortcode attributes

Patching Guidance:
1. Monitor plugin repository for security updates; upgrade immediately when patch is released
2. If patch unavailable, consider switching to alternative travel booking plugins with active security maintenance
3. Implement code-level fixes by sanitizing input using sanitize_text_field() and escaping output with esc_attr()

Compensating Controls:
1. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection rules
2. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict inline script execution
3. Regular security audits of all shortcodes and user-supplied content
4. Enable WordPress core auto-updates and plugin update notifications
5. Implement database activity monitoring to detect malicious script injections

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for shortcode usage patterns: [wte_trip_tax with unusual attribute values
2. Alert on script tags (<script>) or event handlers (onclick, onerror) in shortcode attributes
3. Track database modifications to post_content containing suspicious shortcode variations
4. Monitor contributor account activities for shortcode creation/modification
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم مكون WP Travel Engine وتحديد أرقام الإصدارات
2. تقييد وصول مستوى المساهم للمستخدمين الموثوقين فقط؛ مراجعة أدوار وأذونات المستخدمين
3. تعطيل اختصار 'wte_trip_tax' إذا لم يكن قيد الاستخدام النشط
4. تنفيذ قواعد جدار الحماية لتطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن حمولات XSS في سمات الاختصار

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. مراقبة مستودع المكونات للتحديثات الأمنية؛ الترقية فوراً عند إصدار التصحيح
2. إذا لم يكن التصحيح متاحاً، فكر في التبديل إلى مكونات حجز السفر البديلة ذات الصيانة الأمنية النشطة
3. تنفيذ إصلاحات على مستوى الكود بتنظيف المدخلات باستخدام sanitize_text_field() والإخراج باستخدام esc_attr()

الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع قواعد كشف XSS
2. تنفيذ رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لتقييد تنفيذ البرامج النصية المضمنة
3. عمليات تدقيق أمان منتظمة لجميع الاختصارات والمحتوى المزود من قبل المستخدم
4. تفعيل تحديثات WordPress الأساسية التلقائية وإشعارات تحديث المكونات
5. تنفيذ مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات للكشف عن حقن البرامج النصية الضارة

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة أنماط استخدام الاختصار: [wte_trip_tax مع قيم سمات غير عادية
2. تنبيه على علامات البرامج النصية (<script>) أو معالجات الأحداث (onclick, onerror) في سمات الاختصار
3. تتبع تعديلات قاعدة البيانات على post_content التي تحتوي على متغيرات اختصار مريبة
4. مراقبة أنشطة حساب المساهم لإنشاء/تعديل الاختصار
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Establishment of information security baselines
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management - Vulnerability Management Information & Cyber Security - Application Security Information & Cyber Security - Web Application Security Operational Resilience - Security Monitoring & Incident Response
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Supplier security requirements ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2.3 - Segregation of duties ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access control
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates PCI DSS 2.2.4 - Configuration standards for system components
📊 CVSS Score
6.4
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityL — Low / Local
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.4
CWECWE-79
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-04
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-79
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