CVE-2025-69095: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-69095 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the designthemes Reservation Plugin (dt-reservation-plugin) for WordPress, classified under CWE-862. It allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially modifying plugin settings. All versions through 1.7 are affected. The CVE was published on January 22, 2026, and was assigned by Patchstack. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5 (Medium), as assessed by Patchstack (Patchstack).

The root cause is a Missing Authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the dt-reservation-plugin, where certain plugin actions or endpoints fail to verify whether the requesting user has the appropriate permissions before executing privileged operations. This allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker (no privileges or user interaction required) to perform settings changes that should be restricted to administrators. The attack vector is network-accessible, with low complexity, making it straightforward to exploit against any unpatched WordPress installation running the affected plugin (Patchstack).

Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify plugin settings on affected WordPress sites, impacting both integrity and availability of the reservation functionality. While confidentiality impact is limited, unauthorized changes to reservation plugin configuration could disrupt business operations (e.g., booking systems) or introduce malicious configurations. The scope is limited to the affected WordPress instance and does not directly enable remote code execution or lateral movement based on currently available information (Patchstack).

No public proof-of-concept exploit code or evidence of active in-the-wild exploitation has been reported for CVE-2025-69095. The EPSS score is approximately 0.017% (0.000170), indicating a very low probability of exploitation in the near term. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No threat actor attribution has been identified (Feedly).

1. Reconnaissance: Identify WordPress sites running the dt-reservation-plugin (version ≤ 1.7) using tools like WPScan, Shodan, or Google dorks targeting plugin-specific files (e.g., inurl:/wp-content/plugins/dt-reservation-plugin).
2. Identify unprotected endpoints: Review the plugin's registered AJAX actions or REST API endpoints that lack capability checks (e.g., check_ajax_referer without current_user_can() validation).
3. Craft malicious request: Send an unauthenticated HTTP POST request to the vulnerable WordPress AJAX endpoint (e.g., wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) with the appropriate action parameter targeting the unprotected handler.
4. Modify settings: Include desired configuration parameters in the request body to overwrite plugin settings, such as reservation form options or notification settings, without any authentication.
5. Verify impact: Confirm the settings change was applied by observing the plugin's behavior on the frontend or by re-querying the affected endpoint (Patchstack).

• Network: Unexpected POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php from unauthenticated sources targeting dt-reservation-plugin-specific action parameters.
• Logs: WordPress access logs showing repeated unauthenticated requests to AJAX endpoints associated with the reservation plugin, particularly from unfamiliar IP addresses.
• File System: Unexpected changes to plugin configuration stored in the WordPress database (wp_options table) related to dt-reservation-plugin settings.
• Database: Modifications to wp_options entries prefixed with the plugin's namespace without corresponding authenticated admin activity in WordPress audit logs.

Users should update the dt-reservation-plugin to a version beyond 1.7 if a patched release is available from the plugin developer (designthemes). If no patch is yet available, the recommended workaround is to deactivate and remove the plugin until a fix is released. Site administrators should also restrict access to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php via firewall rules where feasible, and monitor for unauthorized changes to plugin settings (Patchstack).