# CVE-2026-81796: WEN Solutions WP Travel authentication bypass in password recovery

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-81796-wen-solutions-wp-travel-authentication-bypass-in-password  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-10. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-81796 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.3 · Published 2026-09-10

WP Travel is a WordPress plugin for travel website management that handles user authentication and account recovery. An authentication bypass vulnerability in the password recovery mechanism allows attackers to reset passwords and gain unauthorized access to user accounts without knowing the original credentials, potentially compromising customer data and site operations.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-81796 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81796 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-81796?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 10 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WEN Solutions WP Travel through 12.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-81796?** A patch was published on 2026-09-08: Patch version 12.0.4 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-81796 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-81796?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the password recovery functionality of WP Travel plugin (CVE-2026-81796). The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit an alternate path or channel in the password recovery process to reset user passwords and log in as other users. The flaw affects WP Travel versions through 12.0.3 and has been patched in version 12.0.4. This is a broken authentication vulnerability requiring no prior authentication or special privileges, exploitable over the network.

## Affected products

- WEN Solutions WP Travel through 12.0.3

## Timeline

- 2026-09-10: disclosed
- 2026-09-08: patched: Patch version 12.0.4 released

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-travel/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-travel-plugin-12-0-3-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-travel/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-travel-plugin-12-0-3-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)