{"id":"CVE-2026-11901","title":"The WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1","summary":"The WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This is due to the `web_hook_process_paypal_standard()` IPN handler selecting its PayP…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-345"],"published":"2026-07-11","updated":"2026-07-11","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11901","references":[{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.0/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L173","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.0/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L186","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.0/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L194","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.0/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L253","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.1/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L173","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.1/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L186","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.1/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L194","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-hotel-booking/tags/2.3.1/includes/gateways/paypal/class-wphb-payment-gateway-paypal.php#L253","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3582839%40wp-hotel-booking&new=3582839%40wp-hotel-booking","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/191ec7ea-6ca7-4943-8709-f372ae5a81c7?source=cve","label":"security@wordfence.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00259,"epssPercentile":0.17897,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-11T23:16:20.728Z","slug":"CVE-2026-11901","body":"## Overview\n\nThe WP Hotel Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This is due to the `web_hook_process_paypal_standard()` IPN handler selecting its PayPal validation endpoint from the attacker-controlled `$_REQUEST['test_ipn']` parameter, force-upgrading any `pending` transaction to `completed` when `test_ipn=1`, and omitting post-verification checks on `receiver_email`, `mc_currency`, and `txn_id` uniqueness after receiving a `VERIFIED` response from PayPal. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to mark arbitrary hotel bookings as fully paid without submitting genuine payment to the merchant — either by routing IPN validation through PayPal's sandbox using a free sandbox account, or by replaying a previously verified IPN from a nominal payment to an attacker-controlled PayPal account. An attacker requires only a free PayPal sandbox account (or any PayPal account) to obtain a `VERIFIED` response; no site credentials or special configuration are needed.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}