CVE-2024-51582 HIGH

CVE-2024-51582: WordPress WP Hotel Booking plugin <= 2.2.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Vendor Thimpress

Product WP Hotel Booking

Weakness CWE-35

Published November 4, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in ThimPress WP Hotel Booking wp-hotel-booking allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Hotel Booking: from n/a through <= 2.2.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Hotel Booking versions up to 2.2.9 contain a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service. The vulnerability requires network access and high attack complexity, but no user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.2.9 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify content, or disrupt the site's availability.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access private booking data, alter reservations, or cause service outages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or guest user role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 4, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51582 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html AskarLabs — CWE-35 write-up Path Traversal (Multiple Leading Dots)

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