WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-2101 Analyzed

Salon booking system: Cross-site scripting

Salon booking system is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 5.7 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Salon booking system
Plugin slug
salon-booking-system
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 17, 2024
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Apr 17, 2024 and is one of 30 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Salon booking system to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Salon booking system WordPress plugin before 9.6.3 does not properly sanitize and escape the 'Mobile Phone' field when booking an appointment, allowing customers to conduct Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The payload gets triggered when an admin visits the 'Customers' page and the malicious script is executed in the admin context.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources