What the vulnerability does
01Description
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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
WP Travel Engine versions up to 6.7.5 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users, including site administrators. The vulnerability affects the plugin's scope across multiple components, allowing attackers to steal session tokens, modify site content, or perform actions on behalf of victims.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal their session data or perform actions as them.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Authenticated attackers can compromise admin accounts, deface content, or steal visitor data without victims' knowledge.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; no user interaction required from victims.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
April 4, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
