CVE-2026-9231
📛 CVE Title
WP Travel Engine <= 6.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'template' Shortcode Attribute
Description
The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.0 via the wte_get_template function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Wordfence
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 7.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-98 - Reserved
- 2026-05-21
- Published
- 2026-09-22 08:27 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-22 10:25 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/9xxx/CVE-2026-9231.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-9231 — WP Travel Engine <= 6.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'template' Shortcode Attribute
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2026-09-22 09:17:06 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-09-22 19:04:55 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: security@wordfence.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.6 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0058 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 46.31% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-09-22
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-84333 - Assigner
- Wordfence
- Published
- Sep 22, 2026, 8:27:18 AM
- Updated
- Sep 22, 2026, 10:25:30 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.5800
- Vendors
- wptravelengine
- Products
-
WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software (0 ≤6.8.0)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-vq82-hcfx-mf57
ENISA description: The WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.0 via the wte_get_template function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.
EUVD references (8)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/708b70c7-e4e6-4422-9682-c7d05063a188?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L955
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L882
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L955
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L882
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3572382/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.8.1/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| wptravelengine | WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (8)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/708b70c7-e4e6-4422-9682-c7d05063a188?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L955
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L882
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L955
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L882
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3572382/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.8.1/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php
Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (8)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php#L52 security@wordfence.com
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L882 security@wordfence.com
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.12/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L955 security@wordfence.com
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php#L52 security@wordfence.com
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L882 security@wordfence.com
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.7.7/includes/helpers/helpers.php#L955 security@wordfence.com
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3572382/wp-travel-engine/tags/6.8.1/includes/classes/Core/Shortcodes/General.php security@wordfence.com
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/708b70c7-e4e6-4422-9682-c7d05063a188?source=cve security@wordfence.com
Indicators (1)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| cve |
CVE-2026-9231
|
no local data | 2026-09-22 02:51 UTC |
Remediations (1)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
Wordfence remediation: WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator SoftwareWordfence
Update to version 6.8.1, or a newer patched version
2026-09-22 02:51 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-9231.json.
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